THE EARLY DARK

Manor library, late-Victorian, the dead hour before dawn found him; leather, lamp-oil, a ladder to the high shelves.

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

INCIDENT REPORT. Percy Thorne, organ master at Harlowe Manor, was heard at the library organ until the seven o'clock bell and found dead among the high shelves by eight, the ladder fallen beside him. One fact stands settled: sunset that week came at twenty minutes to seven by the almanac, and the lamplighter's round book shows every yard lamp lit at seven exactly. From the seven bell onward the manor yard stood in full dark. Five gave accounts of that hour. One account will not hold.

TODAY'S CIPHER

A1Z26

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STATEMENT No.01 ENCRYPTED

— W.L.— Winifred Larch

STATEMENT No.02 ENCRYPTED

— C.S.— Cora Stoke

STATEMENT No.03 ENCRYPTED

— S.F.— Sybil Foss

STATEMENT No.04 ENCRYPTED

— H.C.— Hester Carrow

STATEMENT No.05 ENCRYPTED

— E.S.— Edith Sefton

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.952 · STATUS: OPEN · CLASSIFIED — EYES ONLY

The Early Dark

Percy Thorne, organ master at Harlowe Manor, was heard at the library organ until the seven o'clock bell and found dead among the high shelves by eight, the ladder fallen beside him. One fact stands settled: sunset that week came at twenty minutes to seven by the almanac, and the lamplighter's round book shows every yard lamp lit at seven exactly. From the seven bell onward the manor yard stood in full dark. Five gave accounts of that hour. One account will not hold.

STATEMENT 01 · W.L.

4-18-5-23 20-8-5 19-14-21-7 3-21-18-20-1-9-14-19 1-14-4 19-5-18-22-5-4 20-8-5 4-15-13-9-14-15 20-1-2-12-5

STATEMENT 02 · C.S.

19-20-15-14-5-4 16-12-21-13-19 6-15-18 20-15-13-15-18-18-15-23-19 16-9-5-19 21-14-20-9-12 20-8-5 19-20-15-22-5 3-15-15-12-5-4

STATEMENT 03 · S.F.

3-21-5-4 20-8-5 3-8-15-18-1-12 18-5-8-5-1-18-19-1-12 6-18-15-13 20-8-5 22-5-19-20-18-25 16-18-15-13-16-20 2-15-15-11

STATEMENT 04 · H.C.

2-1-9-12-5-4 13-25 6-1-20-8-5-18-19 19-11-9-6-6 1-14-4 13-1-4-5 20-8-5 13-15-15-18-9-14-7-19 6-1-19-20

STATEMENT 05 · E.S.

9-20 23-1-19 19-20-9-12-12 12-9-7-8-20 23-8-5-14 9 3-18-15-19-19-5-4 20-8-5 25-1-18-4

CIPHER: A1Z26

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