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Case file 04MURDERMORIARTY: Red herrings. One lie that matters.

The Bolted Room

Emma Hale bolted her bedroom door on Thursday night. On Friday morning, nine days before her wedding, her uncle had to break it down.

The scene

Ashcombe, a crumbling Regency house in the Sussex Weald, bought in 1891 with an Assam tea fortune. Thursday night into Friday in late October, a gale, nine days before a wedding.

Victim: Emma Hale. Who killed Emma Hale?

An original murder mystery for the Moriarty tier. Read the statements and evidence on the floor, rule out suspects, then name the killer, the motive and the two cards that prove it.

The suspects

  • Margaret HaleAunt and guardian
  • Neil HaleUncle
  • Dan MercerThe groom's brother
  • Mick DoyleSnake rescuer
  • Dr Peter GrantFamily doctor