The scene
Del Faro Hotel · Reading roomThe hotel's suggestions notebook vanished from the table and ended up in a courtyard plant pot. Three people had been in the reading room and gave their accounts.
The manager has established that whoever moved the notebook is the only person who invented an explanation. The building renovation and two records allow all three statements to be checked without relying on impressions.
What we know for certain
One of these three people personally moved the notebook. Only the culprit lies in their statement; the other two statements are true. The records and the stated renovation are reliable. Nobody broke, dismantled or altered the window.
The three accounts
Cora Vidal
Receptionist«I left a jug of water in the room at ten, as shown in the service log.»
Mario Font
Gardener«I went in to change the flowers. The courtyard camera shows me carrying the vase afterwards.»
Tania Gil
Library assistant«I opened the room's window so that a draught would dry the notebook's damp pages.»
Examine the evidence
0 of 5 openedOpening these five clues does not cost points.
01The renovation
The room's window was replaced with a fixed glass panel, with no hinges or opening. It only admits light. The work finished the previous week.
02The water service
The log and interior camera confirm that Cora left a jug on the table at ten. Her statement matches the recording.
03Changing the flowers
The courtyard camera and staff verify that Mario removed the vase from the room and carried it into the garden.
04The panel's condition
The glass and its frame remained intact. There is no secondary opening section or vent that could be mistaken for an opening window.
05The complete statements
All three people confirm that they mean that same room and the morning of the disappearance, not a window that existed before the renovation.