The scene
Garden Theatre · Dress rehearsalA piece of scenery changed just as the third performance began. The clock was broken, but the programme preserves the durations and starting time.
The operation required the two minutes immediately before that third performance. Each suspect had a different break: only one could complete the change.
What we know for certain
One of these people made the change without help during two consecutive minutes ending exactly when the third performance began. Outside their break, they remained visible elsewhere. Durations are exact, with no delays or changes of order.
The three accounts
Cloe Prat
Props assistant«My break lasted two minutes before ten past six.»
Dani Font
Set installer«My break was a little later.»
Eira Sol
Stage manager«I was on a break during a transition.»
Examine the evidence
0 of 5 openedOpening these five clues does not cost points.
01The confirmed start
The first performance began at exactly 18:00 and lasted four minutes.
02The first transition
There were then two complete minutes of transition before the second performance began.
03The second performance
It lasted five minutes. A full minute of transition followed before the third began.
04Cloe’s and Dani’s breaks
Cloe was free from 18:07 to 18:09; Dani, from 18:11 to 18:13. Outside those intervals, each is continuously visible.
05Eira’s break
Eira was free from 18:09 to 18:12. The scenery location was directly accessible from her break area.