Solution · October 20, 2026
Solution: The Forgotten Hat at the Museum
Where everyone stood, who did it, and the order of deductions that gets there without a guess. If you have not tried the case yet, the board is on the case page. Play this case.
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The solved board: Easy 5×5
The murderer: The killer: Quentin.
- Paula: row 4, column 3 (Lobby)
- Lena: row 5, column 1 (Storeroom)
- Quentin: row 3, column 5 (Café)
- Sofia: row 2, column 4 (Café)
- Alma: row 1, column 2 (Sculpture Hall)
The clues
- PaulaThe opera singer between engagements.
She was in the Lobby.
- LenaThe painter who never finishes a canvas.
She was on a bench.
- QuentinThe butler of forty years.
He was in the third row.
- Sofia · VictimThe chess prodigy.
The victim. She was alone with the killer. She was on a rug.
- AlmaThe retired botanist.
She was beside a display case.
Step by step
The order our solver finds. Each step uses only the clues and what the steps before it proved, and its heading links to the technique.
- Pinned suspects Lena can only be in the bottom row, so nobody else can be there.
- Pinned suspects Paula can only be in the fourth row, so nobody else can be there. Placed: Alma: row 1, column 2 (Sculpture Hall).
- Pinned suspects Quentin can only be in the third row, so nobody else can be there. Placed: Sofia: row 2, column 4 (Café); Paula: row 4, column 3 (Lobby); Lena: row 5, column 1 (Storeroom); Quentin: row 3, column 5 (Café).
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