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The Missing Plate at Meridian Observatory

At Meridian Observatory, a unique glass photographic plate disappeared from the Darkroom during a night of observations. Four astronomers were recorded at five times, moving only between neighbouring rooms, with exactly one person in each room at every recording. Reconstruct all five snapshots and find who occupied the Darkroom at 22:00.

Kind
Alibi Timeline case
Difficulty
D 1171
Tier
Detective · D 1000–1299
Worth
117 pts for a clean solve
Par time
6:49
Technique
Depth 3
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