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Alibi

Follow the clues. Find the culprit.

The case

The amateur observatory keeps one good eyepiece, and it lives in a felt-lined box by the door. Somebody put the box back empty between the two viewing sessions.

  • drinking nothing at all · wearing fingerless gloves · carrying a dented flask · arrived first

  • drinking coffee · wearing a wool hat · carrying a dented flask · arrived fifth

  • drinking cocoa · wearing fingerless gloves · carrying a star chart · arrived third

  • drinking nothing at all · wearing a red anorak · carrying a dented flask · arrived fourth

  • drinking cocoa · wearing a wool hat · carrying a dented flask · arrived second

Case notes

  1. 1Whoever took the eyepiece was not carrying a star chart.
  2. 2Whoever took the eyepiece arrived before Leo.
  3. 3Whoever took the eyepiece was drinking nothing at all and carrying a dented flask.
  4. 4Whoever took the eyepiece arrived after Iris.

All clues are reliable.

Alibi

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  • Two accusations. One hint, and it points at a deduction rather than at a person.