Monthly Mystery: The Fake Painting - Part One

September 2023

Find the real painting in this three-part mystery game.

Solve mildly challenging puzzles to unlock the mystery.

 

 

In the routine activities of the Oddtown Art Gallery, Lisa, the gallery director, and her assistant, Angela, stumbled upon an unsettling discovery during their final walkthrough of the day. A small but valuable painting had been swapped with a convincing fake. While the replacement looked similar from a distance, Lisa discerned the deception up close. The original painting had adorned the space earlier that morning, verified by Lisa's routine walkthroughs at the day's onset and close. With only Tessa, the receptionist overseeing visitor check-ins, and Randy, the diligent guard conducting rounds throughout the gallery, as the sole staff present, the situation implicates an audacious visitor who stole the original and replaced it with a forgery on the same day. The absence of interior cameras complicates the investigation. Engage with the clues presented in this three-part mystery to unravel the plot and pinpoint which gallery visitor orchestrated the heist of the original painting.


Part One

This is Part One of a three-part series. Be sure to check out Parts Two and Three to unlock the complete mystery.


Clue:

This sign-in sheet meticulously records the names of the day's visitors, including the precise times they arrived and departed. Additional information specifies whether they were under the guidance of the director or her assistant or if the visitor explored the gallery independently.

Can you scrutinize the sign-in sheet and compile a list of potential suspects based on the provided details?


​Name

Guide

Check-in

Check-out

Carlos Color

Angela

10:06

10:41

Aaron Abstract

Angela

10:52

11:17

Caroline Canvas

Lisa

11:28

11:53

Andrew Acrylic

Self

11:41

12:21

​Betty Brush

Angela

12:38

13:18

Wendy Watercolor

Self

12:49

13:27

Peter Palette

Self

13:11

13:43

Samantha Stroke

Lisa

14:02

14:33

​Daniel Drawing

Self

14:58

15:24

Penelope Perspective

Angela

15:18

15:39

Saul Sculpture

Self

15:27

15:55




Get Answers

 

Hint

Visitors who went unaccompanied by the gallery director or her assistant are more likely to have had an opportunity to steal and replace the painting.

 

Solution

 The visitors who were unaccompanied by a staff member are possible suspects, as they would have the opportunity to steal and replace the painting.

Andrew Acrylic

Wendy Watercolor

Peter Palette

Daniel Drawing

Saul Sculpture

 

 

Check out Part Two and Part Three to complete The Fake Painting.

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