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Case file 08HEISTWATSON: A clean case. Read carefully.

The Seventh Napoleon

Someone is climbing into Kensington houses to smash plaster Napoleons and leave the silver. Inside one is a pearl stolen in July.

The scene

London in a wet October, 1961: a white stucco hotel facing Kensington Gardens, and the old Italian quarter of Saffron Hill, where the plaster saints are made.

Target: Mrs Edith Marsh. Who robbed Mrs Edith Marsh?

An original heist for the Watson tier. Read the statements and evidence on the floor, rule out suspects, then name the thief, the motive and the two cards that prove it.

The suspects

  • Joe MorettiPlasterer, just out of Pentonville
  • Tony RussoOwner, Russo & Son
  • Lily GrantMrs Marsh’s companion
  • Frank HollisReporter, West London Courier