The Detective’s DeskHolly Ash
Market clerk
“The visible lid seal was green.”
EASY · CASE FILE
The label under the label
Easy · COPPER CORNER MARKET
A jar was relabelled before the market opened. Three clerks describe its unchanged labels after the work was complete. The inspection records which opaque label covered which.
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.
Your assignment
Inspect, test and record the finding. What does the verified record establish?
- The source records are verified and their stated conditions apply to every account.
- Find the account contradicted by a record. A contradiction alone does not establish wrongdoing.
People and accounts
Farah Cole
Market clerk
“The visible top label was red.”
Gavin Ward
Market clerk
“The label underneath was red.”
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.
DESK RECORD
The price board
The board lists the jar’s price but no packaging colours.
The board lists the jar’s price but no packaging colours.
PHOTOGRAPH
The jar shelf
The jar stood between two unlabelled display jars.
The jar stood between two unlabelled display jars.
PACKAGING INSPECTION
Blue over red
An opaque blue label completely covered the red label. The green lid seal remained visible. Neither label was moved after this inspection.
This is a verified source record for this case. Compare its stated facts with the exact question.
Questions to resolve
Whose description of the relabelled jar is wrong?
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.