Head Detective

The Reel Run Backwards

Halfway through the matinee the film suddenly ran backwards: someone had swapped the reels. Four people were sitting in the auditorium: Priya the librarian, Gus the lifeguard, Mabel the museum guide and Otto the baker. The ticket stubs prove which row each of them sat in — but their stories about which seat do not all add up. One of them is lying.

Clues

Ticket stubs, always true.

Statements

One of them is lying.

The culprit was sitting right next to the popcorn machine.

The Reel Run Backwards

Drag a suspect onto a square, or tap a suspect and then a square. Tap a placed suspect to see the name; tap again to take them off the board. No two suspects may share a row or a column.

The top row is always the front — the entrance, the street side, whatever's closest to the front of the scene. The bottom row is the back.

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Who is lying?

Who is the culprit?

Pick one of the suspects you placed.