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Case 11: who took the Embroidered Kimono?
Amid the chaos of a school visit at the theater, someone took advantage of the confusion to make off with the Embroidered Kimono, on display in the Restrooms. For once, the suspect list doesn't include any nine-year-olds. Help the police unmask the thief.
The board
- 1Café
- 2Lobby
- 3Storage Room
- 4Box Office
- 5Restrooms
- 6Rehearsal Room
- 7Orchestra Pit
- 8Makeup Room
- 9Office
- 10Dressing Room
- 11Costume Room
- Plant: no character can stand on its cell, but the stolen item can be there.
- Shelf: no character can stand on its cell, but the stolen item can be there.
- Screen: nothing can be on its cell.
- Window: the blue line on a wall.
Suspects and clues
- XXiomara
She's next to a shelf. - IInes
She's in row 1. - DDana
She's in the Lobby. - FFatima
She's not in the Costume Room. - GGrace
She's right next to the Makeup Room and in column B. - EEmbroidered Kimono (stolen item)
It's 1 column away from the Office and 3 rows away from the Box Office.
Remember the rules: no two suspects (nor the item) ever share a row or a column, each character is in a different room, and the thief is the only one sharing a room with the stolen item. Unsure? Read how to play and the clue types.
Solution
Try it yourself first: pen and paper are enough. When you want to check, open the reasoned solution.
Show the step-by-step solution
- Xiomara's clue: She's next to a shelf. 2 cells remain possible: D1 and C2.
- Ines's clue: She's in row 1. 4 cells remain possible: A1, B1, D1 and F1.
- Dana's clue: She's in the Lobby. 2 cells remain possible: A5 and A6.
- Fatima's clue: She's not in the Costume Room. 25 cells remain possible.
- Grace's clue: She's right next to the Makeup Room and in column B. It leaves a single cell: B6.
- The stolen item's clue: It's 1 column away from the Office and 3 rows away from the Box Office. It leaves a single cell: E4.
- Grace can only be on B6. No one else can be in row 6 or column B, and no other character can be in the Storage Room.
- A6 has already been ruled out, so Dana can only be on A5. No one else can be in row 5 or column A, and no other character can be in the Lobby.
- The Embroidered Kimono can only be on E4. No one else can be in row 4 or column E.
- There are as many suspects (counting the item) as rows, so each row holds exactly one. Only Fatima can still reach row 3, so that is where she must be.
- There are as many suspects (counting the item) as rows, so each row holds exactly one. Only Xiomara can still reach row 2, so that is where she must be.
- D1 has already been ruled out, so Xiomara can only be on C2. No one else can be in row 2 or column C, and no other character can be in the Dressing Room.
- A1, B1 and D1 have already been ruled out, so Ines can only be on F1. No one else can be in row 1 or column F, and no other character can be in the Box Office.
- Every other cell the clue allowed has already been ruled out, so Fatima can only be on D3.
Conclusion: Fatima is the only person sharing the Café with the Embroidered Kimono, which is on E4. She is the thief.