THE STREET THAT WAS NEVER DARK

A boarding house, late-Victorian, a single lamp's glow, thin walls and a shared landing.

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

INCIDENT REPORT. Calder Larch, pawnbroker of Mill Row, was found dead on the landing of Mrs. Ash's boarding house before the lodgers were up, his ticket book gone from his coat. One fact stands settled: the lamplighter was laid up that week and his round went unwalked, the parish book showing the lamps left burning until they emptied of oil near dawn. The street was never dark. Five lodged under that roof. One account will not hold.

TODAY'S CIPHER

A1Z26

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STATEMENT No.01 ENCRYPTED

— L.A.— Leo Ash

STATEMENT No.02 ENCRYPTED

— S.C.— Sybil Crow

STATEMENT No.03 ENCRYPTED

— C.B.— Crispin Bray

STATEMENT No.04 ENCRYPTED

— A.T.— Ada Thorne

STATEMENT No.05 ENCRYPTED

— E.C.— Estelle Carrow

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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The Street That Was Never Dark

Calder Larch, pawnbroker of Mill Row, was found dead on the landing of Mrs. Ash's boarding house before the lodgers were up, his ticket book gone from his coat. One fact stands settled: the lamplighter was laid up that week and his round went unwalked, the parish book showing the lamps left burning until they emptied of oil near dawn. The street was never dark. Five lodged under that roof. One account will not hold.

STATEMENT 01 · L.A.

16-21-13-16-5-4 6-15-18 20-8-5 12-1-20-5 16-18-1-3-20-9-3-5 1-14-4 12-15-3-11-5-4 20-8-5 12-15-6-20

STATEMENT 02 · S.C.

3-8-1-14-7-5-4 13-25 16-1-20-9-5-14-20-19 4-18-5-19-19-9-14-7 20-23-9-3-5 2-5-6-15-18-5 20-8-5 13-15-18-14-9-14-7

STATEMENT 03 · C.B.

6-5-12-20 13-25 23-1-25 8-15-13-5 2-25 20-8-5 23-1-12-12 9-14 20-8-5 4-1-18-11

STATEMENT 04 · A.T.

12-5-1-18-14-5-4 13-25 16-1-18-20 2-25 3-1-14-4-12-5 21-14-20-9-12 20-8-5 23-9-3-11 4-18-15-23-14-5-4

STATEMENT 05 · E.C.

20-15-15-11 8-9-19 19-21-16-16-5-18 21-16 1-14-4 19-1-20 23-9-20-8 8-9-13 1-6-20-5-18

CIPHER: A1Z26

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