The scene
Radio Puerto · Midday programmeThe presenter is reading the weather forecast when a recorded cat seems to invade the studio. Nobody finds an animal because the sound comes from an effects button.
Three people had assigned remotes for the station’s party. Someone decided to test theirs during the broadcast. The recording preserves the complete sound, including its two accompanying signals.
What we know for certain
One of these people pressed their own remote once. Each remote plays one fixed, inseparable sequence. Nobody lent remotes or edited sounds. No other effects overlapped, and the recording contains the entire sequence.
The three accounts
Fátima Ríos
Advertising editor«Mine had a cat too. I was not the only one who could make that noise.»
Lucas Alba
Trainee technician«My sequence began with a buzzer, like everyone else’s.»
Mar Grau
Arts contributor«My remote had two animal sounds; it was prepared for the children’s competition.»
Examine the evidence
0 of 5 openedOpening these five clues does not cost points.
01The complete recording
A buzzer sounds, then a cat meows, then there is a bell strike. All three sounds are complete, with nothing else between them.
02Fátima’s remote
Its fixed sequence is buzzer, meow and applause. The applause lasts two seconds and always plays.
03Lucas’s remote
Its fixed sequence is buzzer, meow and bell strike. The final sound cannot be skipped or changed.
04Mar’s remote
Its fixed sequence is buzzer, bark and meow. The bark is heard before the cat in every complete playback.
05The button log
The system records exactly one press. There is no function to stop a sequence halfway through or select individual sounds.