THE FOG OFF THE WATER

A private chapel, Edwardian, a single lamp's glow, candle-wax and cold stone.

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

INCIDENT REPORT. Stanley Foss, proprietor of the Anchor, was found dead in the private chapel at Ashfield Court, where he had come to meet a man about a letter. One fact stands settled: a fog came off the water so thick the yard lamps showed as smears, and the constable's own note is plain that nothing across the court could be seen from any window of the house. Five were within the walls. One account will not hold.

TODAY'S CIPHER

A1Z26

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STATEMENT No.01 ENCRYPTED

— H.S.— Harriet Stannard

STATEMENT No.02 ENCRYPTED

— S.M.— Stanley Marsh

STATEMENT No.03 ENCRYPTED

— G.C.— Geoffrey Carrow

STATEMENT No.04 ENCRYPTED

— A.P.— Agnes Pike

STATEMENT No.05 ENCRYPTED

— M.V.— Maud Vesper

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.962 · STATUS: OPEN · CLASSIFIED — EYES ONLY

The Fog Off the Water

Stanley Foss, proprietor of the Anchor, was found dead in the private chapel at Ashfield Court, where he had come to meet a man about a letter. One fact stands settled: a fog came off the water so thick the yard lamps showed as smears, and the constable's own note is plain that nothing across the court could be seen from any window of the house. Five were within the walls. One account will not hold.

STATEMENT 01 · H.S.

23-1-20-3-8-5-4 8-9-13 3-18-15-19-19 20-15 20-8-5 3-8-1-16-5-12 7-1-20-5 6-18-15-13 13-25 23-9-14-4-15-23

STATEMENT 02 · S.M.

18-1-14 13-25 12-9-14-5-19 1-12-15-21-4 9-14 20-8-5 12-15-14-7 7-1-12-12-5-18-25 1-12-15-14-5

STATEMENT 03 · G.C.

3-1-18-18-9-5-4 3-15-1-12-19 20-15 5-22-5-18-25 7-18-1-20-5 1-14-4 2-1-14-11-5-4 20-8-5-13 4-15-23-14

STATEMENT 04 · A.P.

13-5-14-4-5-4 8-5-18 12-1-4-25-19-8-9-16-19 20-18-1-22-5-12-12-9-14-7 3-12-15-1-11 2-25 20-8-5 6-9-18-5

STATEMENT 05 · M.V.

6-5-4 20-8-5 8-15-21-19-5 6-21-18-14-1-3-5 1-14-4 23-1-20-3-8-5-4 20-8-5 16-18-5-19-19-21-18-5 1-12-12 14-9-7-8-20

CIPHER: A1Z26

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