
Twelve people drank from the same cup at a castle feast. Only one of them was meant to die.
Midwinter at Castle Dunmoraig. Storm Morven has shut the only road until Monday. Inside: the Earl's family, twelve at the high table, a household, a reenactment troupe and a film crew. The dying Earl has just named his heir, and it is not who anyone expected.
The only police officer inside is PC Ewan Grant, a guest at the feast. He is your hands. Everything he photographs, bags and hears goes into this file.
who was at the high table
Deceased




02 · The High TableOne silver-mounted cup, passed sunwise round the high table. Twelve people drank from it. Work out how only one of them died.
Rebuild the seating from the steward's ink-run list, the kitchen's plating card, the family chat and the livestream chat.
Put the cup on the reconstruction bench and test your theory until the night adds up.
Pin who left the hall, and when, on a timeline you build yourself.
His heart gave out.
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the road is still shut