Case No. 6 · “I Need Cheese”
The Case of the Missing Cheese
The prize wheel has vanished from the cheese cellar, and the whole house is on edge. Follow the crumbs, find the key, and work out where the cheese went.
0 of 6 pieces of evidence
- The great wheel: not found yet
- The cheesemonger's ledger: not found yet
- The cellar thermometer: not found yet
- The mouse in the wall: not found yet
- The stack: not found yet
- The collaborator's crate: not found yet
I · The Cheese Cellar
The great wheel
A wheel of cheese the size of a carriage wheel. It sounds hollow when you knock.
Evidence found: a note inside the rind
“The prize cheese is gone. The vault was sealed the day the craving went public: month, then day.”
Need a hint?
Knock three times.
II · The Counting House
The cheesemonger's ledger
The stock list has one line left blank.
Evidence found: the blank line fills in
“I · Gouda left: zero.”
Need a hint?
Hold it to the candle until the hidden line appears.
III · The Cold Room
The cellar thermometer
A card on the wall: 'Keep at 13 degrees or the cheese weeps.'
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Evidence found: the frost clears
“II · Six wheels survived the warm spell.”
Need a hint?
Set it to 13.
IV · The Skirting Board
The mouse in the wall
Something small is squeaking behind the skirting board. It sounds very full.
Evidence found: the squeaks
“III · Count the squeaks.”
Need a hint?
Sound on, or watch the bell. Count every squeak.
V · The Larder
The stack
The wheels were knocked over. Restack them properly: largest on the bottom, smallest on top.
Evidence found: under the bottom wheel
“IV · Six holes in the Swiss.”
Need a hint?
Largest, then middle, then smallest.
VI · The Loading Dock
The collaborator's crate
A crate stamped with the cheesemaker's surname: C _ _ _ _ N.
Evidence found: packed in straw
“The vault key, and a note: 'Thanks for the help. A.C.'”
Need a hint?
Who made I Need Cheese with imTP? His surname.
The vault
Case No. 6
Locked. Collect all six pieces of evidence first.
Cheese located
Mystery solved: nobody stole the cheese. Somebody just needed it. Here is the song.
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