PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

A case for Elen.

The second half sounds familiar.

Your case file

The soundtrack

Music for the story.

A mystery theme for the case, the familiar “Happy Birthday to You” melody for the cake, and a softer song for the invitation. Music is always optional.

Song credits & licenses

The songs change with the story and play once, without looping. You can replay them here.

“Hall of the Mountain King,” composed by Edvard Grieg, recording by Kevin MacLeod. Incompetech · CC BY 4.0.

“Happy Birthday to You”: traditional public-domain melody, with a new instrumental arrangement and synthesized recording made for this birthday. No commercial recording or samples used. Recording details.

“Kind of Girl” by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba (2012). ccMixter · CC BY 3.0.

Complete recordings, hosted here for this personal birthday experience. No artist endorsement is implied.

STATEMENT ON FILE

The office manager

ITEM 01 / VIDEO CALL RECORD

The partner’s
alibi.

11:58
12:12
Client meeting

Senior partner
Video call

Check whether he was actually there.

ITEM 02 / CATERING CHECKLIST

A routine
inspection.

ITEMRESULT
ELEN’S BIRTHDAY CAKE12:06

The outside says PASS. Read the inside.

ELEN’S CONCLUSION

Who ate
the cake?

HINT

Compare the
stories.

One person has a recorded alibi. Another says he only looked at the cake.

Check what that inspection actually involved.

INCIDENT REPORT

The cake
was here.

  1. 12:00Office manager puts Elen’s cake in the fridge.
  2. 12:10The cake is gone. The plate remains.
  3. 12:11Someone suggests a committee.
  4. NOWWe’ve called you instead.

RESTART

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mystery again?

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PRIVATE PREVIEW

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test drive.

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