TODAY'S CASE · ATBASH CIPHER
THE TIDE-CUT CAUSEWAY
He swore he walked to the chapel on the rock. The tide had drowned the path at dusk.
DEMO STATEMENTS
STATEMENT No.01 J.P.
V COB NHKU OSS RVDNZ CVZN ZNU JAPZOVRB QPOCR
— J.P.
DECODED STATEMENT No.02 W.T.
V RUIUP SUEZ ZNU WOP WUEHPU SOBZ JOSS
— W.T.
DECODED STATEMENT No.03 S.C.
ZNU SOBZ ZPOVR JOPPVUQ KU HAZ HE ZNU JVZL
— S.C.
DECODED STATEMENT No.04 M.L.
V BOZ OSHRU VR ZNU JNOGUS ARZVS QOCR
— M.L.
DECODED STATEMENT No.05 B.H.
V COB ZNPUU BZPUUZB OCOL CNUR ZNU JSHJX BZPAJX
— B.H.
DECODED LIVE
CASE No.922 / STREAK ×0
THE METHOD
Three moves to a confession
01
Get the key
Today's shift is A → D. Pin it to the dial and you're in.
02
Decode the alibis
Five statements. The cipher turns to plain English, one line at a time.
03
Spot the liar
Four stories line up. One story won't hold up. Name them.
WHERE TO DIG NEXT
DOSSIER 01 · TWO WAYS IN
Pick up the book, or pick up where you left off.
01 NEW HERE 
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DOSSIER 01 · IN PRINT
The Murdcrypt book
A new dossier hits your desk before sunrise.
You're the lead detective, and the only one who reads cipher.
Every file opens with
1 BODY5 SUSPECTS5 ALIBIS
Crack the code. Read every alibi in plain English.
Cross-check the stories against the incident report.
Name the killer before the next file lands.
Across the dossier
30 CASES150 ALIBIS10 CIPHERS
+ some files don't play fair.
DOSSIER 01 · SEALED
ENTER THE MASTER CODE
You cracked it in the dossier. Key it in to open the sealed file.
NO MATCH