Case No. 5 · “Get Cheeky”
The Case of the Cheeky Prankster
Whoopee cushions in the dining room. Salt in the sugar bowl. Someone in the House of Paperson is getting cheeky, and they hid the evidence all over the servants' quarters.
0 of 6 pieces of evidence
- Toiletticus, napping: not found yet
- The cookie jar: not found yet
- The oven: not found yet
- The service bells: not found yet
- The dumbwaiter: not found yet
- The prankster's diary: not found yet
I · The Library
Toiletticus, napping
He's asleep in the armchair. He hates being poked. Poke him anyway.
Evidence found: a note falls out of his pocket
“Someone has been pulling pranks all over the house. The vault holds the day the mischief went public: month, then day.”
Need a hint?
Three pokes.
II · The Kitchen
The cookie jar
A jar labelled 'Biscuits: do not touch.' It feels suspiciously light.
Evidence found: inside the jar
“I · Biscuits left: zero.”
Need a hint?
Lift the lid.
III · The Bakehouse
The oven
Something is still baking. The recipe card says 350.
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Evidence found: the oven door pops open
“II · Six scones, still warm. The second numeral is six.”
Need a hint?
Set the oven to 350.
IV · The Servants' Hall
The service bells
A note pinned by the bells: 'Butler first, cook second, maid last. Don't tell.'
Evidence found: what the bells set off
“III · One whoopee cushion under the butler's chair.”
Need a hint?
Butler, then Cook, then Maid.
V · The Pantry
The dumbwaiter
Someone is knocking from inside the dumbwaiter, and giggling.
Evidence found: the knocks
“IV · Count the knocks.”
Need a hint?
Sound on, or watch the boards. Count every knock.
VI · The Attic
The prankster's diary
A diary with a six-letter lock. Written on the cover: 'How I like to get.'
Evidence found: the last page
“Every page is a prank. Taped to the last one: the vault key.”
Need a hint?
The song title says it: Get ______.
The vault
Case No. 5
Locked. Collect all six pieces of evidence first.
Caught red-handed
The prankster is caught, the salt is back in the salt cellar, and nobody is sorry. Here is the song that started it.
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