The Mystery of the Missing Monet A Mrs. Walton Who-Dunnit
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Mr. Clarence, a wealthy financial planner, arrives at his
office at 2:05 p.m. after a late lunch. He notices something is
off, but he cant tell what it is.
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Finally he realizes whats missingHis prize painting by Claude
Monet (worth $2.6 million)! No picture!
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The police are called and a report is filed. Now its up to the
detective to investigate.
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The detective is stumped, so he come to you with the
information he has collected.
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There were four people who had access to Mr. Clarences office
while he was at lunch. All four had the motive and the means to
commit the crime. The four people are shown below.
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Suspect #1: JM Bike messenger She used to own her own clothing
boutique before it went out of business. This was the only job she
could get. It barely pays the bills. She was seen on video entering
the building carrying a large folder and leaving the building 12
minutes later carrying a long cylindrical tube. When questioned,
she said she left the folder on Mr. Clarences secretarys desk (the
secretary was not at her desk at the time). She claims the tube was
given to her by the architect down the hall to deliver. Mr.
Ackerson (the architect) confirms he gave her a cylinder of
blueprints to deliver to a client downtown.
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Suspect #2: AW Mr. Clarences secretary- she decided to work
through lunch so she could leave early and meet her fiance at a
local bakery to try cake samples for their upcoming wedding. AW
claims that she must have been in the bathroom when JM delivered
the folder for her boss. AW was caught on video coming to work at
9:08 (late again) with an umbrella and leaving at 3:10 with said
umbrella. When asked why she had an umbrella on such a sunny day,
she stated that the weather forecast she heard said it might
rain.
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Suspect #3: NP Mr. Clarences personal trainer. He claims that
he brought his free weights to Mr. Clarences office as Mr. Clarence
had scheduled an appointment to work-out during lunch. AW allowed
him to wait in Mr. Clarences office (as she usually did). He waited
for 10 minutes, then left and grabbed lunch before his next
appointment. When questioned as to why he only waited 10 minutes,
NP replied, Im tired of always waiting for that man! He makes
appointments, forgets about them and then doesnt even pay me for my
time. I have a sick child at home and need to get paid. I wish I
could drop him as a client!
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Suspect #4: JP JP is a client who invested 20% of his paycheck
in stocks and bonds recommended by Mr. Clarence over the past 25
years. That morning Mr. Clarence called JP and told him that the
market took a downturn and 90% of his money was gone. JP planned on
retiring in 5 years. He will not be able to now. JP claims that he
was there to confront Mr. Clarence and waited for over half an
hour. He said the secretary was there for almost the whole time
except for when she left for about 15 minutes. JP uses a cane as a
result of a college football injury.
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Who Dunnit? Use the information obtained by the detective to
determine: Who committed the crime Why they committed the crime How
they stole the painting and exited the building with no one
noticing Your analysis should be detailed and based on evidence. A
minimum of 8 sentences is required.