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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 2733697" data-attributes="member: 26473">Pyotr left the room, so Marcel can't speak with him at the moment. I'd suggest that Pyotr wait with the others instead of reporting to Sgt. Katsourianis, so that you can work together - Kat won't be able to offer you any additional clues at this point. All three of you can still ask questions of Dr. Bruzzi and the nurseSince this is our first investigative adventure together, I'm going to recap the clues for you and offer you a question to consider...The clues: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The truck was driving away from the farm when the gendarmes were encountered.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> All of the fellaghas at the farm were dressed in the clothing common to farm workers in the area - none of them were dressed in either traditional Arab garb or ALN uniforms.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The fells were armed with either the weapons stolen from the gendarmes or sporting arms (the shotgun and the old carbine) - the gun chest in the farmhouse was ransacked.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Two dead Arabs were found in the farmhands' quarters, both apparently executed by having their throats slit while on their knees - four of the trunks containing personal belongings were emptied.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Four armed men were killed and a fifth man captured - the prisoner proclaimed his innocence, but was found with bloody knife in his pocket and a rifle near where he was attempting to hide when he was discovered.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Angelique was hidden in the barn by someone named Moulai, a farmhand who worked for the Rubiera family for several years - the little girl reacted in fear when she saw the prisoner at the farmhouse.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Rubiera, his son, and the farmhand Ferhaz (a former soldier), were seen in town that afternoon, dropping the family car at "the Moroccan's garage" for repairs - Ferhaz was seen with the family truck, and Rubiera bought some supplies before driving back to the farm.</li> </ul>Note that Rubiera and his son were seen around the same time as Ferhaz - both were observed in town during the afternoon, not in the morning as Pyotr suggested.The question: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where did the fifth man come from?</li> </ul>I will tell you that you missed some clues at the farm (good job scaring the kid, Normand...). However, with what you have, you should be able to figure out your next move.Edit: One more thing - while it's good roleplaying for a character of average INT and WIS not solve puzzles or mysteries routinely, an occasional "lucky guess" from a character with otherwise average mental abilities is entirely reasonable. Remember that even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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