THE WRONG TIDE

Decode each statement, then name the one liar. The cipher is the same for all five.

INCIDENT REPORT. Bernard Quill, keeper of the harbour toll, was found dead behind the bar of the Tide Bell tavern after the last call, the landlord's own cellar key bent in the lock. One fact stands settled: the ebb ran foul all evening and the ferry could not sail until the midnight tide — the harbourmaster's slate shows the ten o'clock crossing struck through, and every berth accounted at the wall until twelve. The ten o'clock ferry never ran. Five drank or worked the harbour that night. One account will not hold.

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STATEMENT No.01 ENCRYPTED

— A.W.— Agnes Wren

STATEMENT No.02 ENCRYPTED

— G.B.— Giles Blunt

STATEMENT No.03 ENCRYPTED

— E.B.— Edith Bray

STATEMENT No.04 ENCRYPTED

— F.V.— Florence Vane

STATEMENT No.05 ENCRYPTED

— H.G.— Hugh Greaves

A revealed letter files the case as assisted.

A pulled lead files the case as assisted.

Who's lying?

Four stories hold. One won't. Name the liar.

One verdict. The case locks for the day.

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CASE FILE No.941 · STATUS: OPEN · CLASSIFIED — EYES ONLY

The Wrong Tide

Bernard Quill, keeper of the harbour toll, was found dead behind the bar of the Tide Bell tavern after the last call, the landlord's own cellar key bent in the lock. One fact stands settled: the ebb ran foul all evening and the ferry could not sail until the midnight tide — the harbourmaster's slate shows the ten o'clock crossing struck through, and every berth accounted at the wall until twelve. The ten o'clock ferry never ran. Five drank or worked the harbour that night. One account will not hold.

STATEMENT 01 · A.W.

AOFPXG YZVBHZZPW OQ AB DZGUIMU RIMGZR ZSXF QKX NCOB

STATEMENT 02 · G.B.

QCFMXG QKX QOSXFM UOFGXM HXGW HXTZFX QKX FOIM YOAX

STATEMENT 03 · E.B.

WQOHDXG QKX YOFFIXF KZFWXW OMG ZIDXG QKX RZFM QOYP

STATEMENT 04 · F.V.

AIJXG QKX MIUKQ GFOCUKQW OMG YZFPXG QKXA TZF AZFMIMU

STATEMENT 05 · H.G.

I QZZP QKX QXM ZYDZYP TXFFB OYFZWW HXTZFX DOWQ YODD

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