Olivia in the Dark: true crime and espionage cases, and a daily detective game

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Olivia Moncrieff, P.I.
Winston, a gray tabby cat, on Olivia's shoulder02
Winston. Eats better than she does.
A revolver tagged as evidence with red string03
Exhibit 7. Never fired.
An intercepted coded message with one group circled in red04
Intercept 0347. Unbroken.
A folder stamped Top Secret with redacted pages and a surveillance photo05
File 0047. Eyes only.
A knife on a desk06
Exhibit 4.
A fingerprint card07
No match.
Three passports from different countries08
Three passports. One face.

True crime and espionage cases, in Olivia’s voice. Soon, a daily detective game.Hover over the board to uncover the evidence.

File No. 0119-82Subject: Moncrieff, O.

Surveillance photo of Olivia Moncrieff smoking in front of a red wall
Exhibit A. She noticed the camera.
Name
Olivia Moncrieff
Occupation
Private detective
Born
19 January 1982
Citizenship
British, American
Address
None fixed. Goes where the case goes.
Finances
Rent overdue. Landlord notified. Repeatedly.
Police opinion
“Crazy.” Usually wrong about that.
Prior service
Worked with people who don’t officially exist. Doesn’t talk about it.
Known associate
Winston (cat). Eats better than she does.

Assessment

Olivia Moncrieff is a private detective. Broke, dismissed by the police, and usually right.

In her free time she studies old cases: murders, disappearances, spies, assassinations, and the games the world’s powers play with each other.

She takes a case when she’s flat broke and Winston’s salmon is on the line. Or when something very interesting, and very crooked, comes up.

connect --case daily

Connected. One new fictional case every day, the same for everyone. Sometimes a murder, sometimes a spy hunt.

rules

Read the evidence. Question the suspects. Pin your theory to the board.

Then name who did it, why, how, and the clue that proves it.

reveal --time

10:00 PM Eastern. Not a minute early.

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Intercepted

RCVD 02:14 · RELAY UNKNOWN · PRIORITY: LOW (WRONG)

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Key: shift three back.

Leave your address at the drop. She’ll be in touch.