The Cut Rope
A stage rigging rope was cut before opening.
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What happened
Someone sawed through the main backdrop rope of the opening-night set. A stagehand found it half-cut at 6:40 p.m.
The rules
One of them is lying, and the other two tell the truth. Each was in a different place: the Lighting Booth, the Costume Loft or the Green Room.
Your notes
| Lighting (place 1: Lighting Booth) | Costume (place 2: Costume Loft) | Green Room (place 3: Green Room) | Statement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harriet | ||||
 Walter | ||||
 Nadia |
The suspects
Harriet Voss
the stage manager
“I was in the Lighting Booth. Honestly.”
In plain words: Harriet Voss was in the Lighting Booth.
Walter Quill
the leading actor
“I was not in the Green Room, darling.”
In plain words: Walter Quill was not in the Green Room.
Nadia Frost
a young stagehand
“Harriet Voss was not in the Lighting Booth. I'm sure.”
In plain words: Harriet Voss was not in the Lighting Booth.
The clues
Scrawled backstage note
A scrawled note, pinned crooked, says Walter Quill was not in the Lighting Booth.
In plain words: Walter Quill was not in the Lighting Booth.
Smudged prop list
A smudged margin note on the prop list says Nadia Frost was not in the Lighting Booth.
In plain words: Nadia Frost was not in the Lighting Booth.