The Detective’s DeskNoor Vale
Team captain
What happened from your point of view?
I only straightened the trophy. I did not touch the ribbon.
What should I check to test that account?
I put my unused craft roll in my locker.
EASY · CASE FILE
The Last Ribbon on the Trophy
Easy · A school sports cupboard
A gold ribbon disappears from a trophy. Ask the people nearby what they handled, then compare the cut ends.
Read the case file below, or open the interactive desk to examine records, keep notes and submit your reasoning. These are the case materials, without the solution.
The scene
The trophy remains in the cupboard. The ribbon was removed after the awards photograph.
People and accounts
Bea Shaw
Teacher
What happened from your point of view?
Noor asked for a gold strip for her personal display.
What should I check to test that account?
The award ribbon has a hand-stitched repair.
Eli Reed
Art helper
What happened from your point of view?
I cut green paper at the table.
What should I check to test that account?
My scissors have a scalloped edge.
Case records
Read each record on its own terms. A claim made by a person is different from a fact established by an independent record.
Case record · Art table
Scissor comparison
Eli’s scissors leave repeating scallops. The trophy ribbon has a straight diagonal cut.
Case record · Art table
Locker strip
A gold strip recovered from Noor’s open craft tray joins the trophy end exactly, including the severed stitching. It is not unused roll stock.
Case record · Cupboard
Trophy ribbon end
The remaining ribbon has a hand-stitched repair and a diagonal cut through that repair.
Case record · Cupboard
Awards photograph
The stitched ribbon is whole after the ceremony, before Noor straightens the trophy.
Questions to resolve
Whose claimed unused strip came from the trophy?
What identifies the strip?
Use the interactive case desk to select your finding and cite the records that support it. The answer is checked there, and your progress stays in your browser.
Build your finding
Compare the records with each account. Work out what the evidence establishes, then separate that finding from anything it does not prove.