The Detective’s DeskAri Quinn
Counter assistant
What happened from your point of view?
I wrapped the brass bell and kept it on my counter.
What should I check to test that account?
The outer paper is mine, but I changed the inner tissue.
EASY · CASE FILE
The Parcel with the Quiet Bell
Easy · A bookshop wrapping counter
A charity parcel contains a wooden toy instead of a brass bell. Ask about the wrapping and listen to what the packing evidence means.
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 original bell has a blue thread tied through its handle. The parcel has two wrapping layers.
People and accounts
Maya Reed
Donor
What happened from your point of view?
I gave Ari a ringing brass bell with a blue thread.
What should I check to test that account?
I kept its donation photo.
Finn Bell
Courier
What happened from your point of view?
I delivered the closed parcel.
What should I check to test that account?
My collection slip describes the same outer tear as the receiving slip.
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 · Wrapping counter
Donation photo
The brass bell has a blue thread and an engraved leaf. Maya hands it to Ari.
Case record · Collection desk
Two delivery slips
Collection and receipt show the same intact outer wrapper and matching tear. No rewrapping occurs in transit.
Case record · Wrapping counter
Counter drawer search
The engraved bell and cut blue thread are in Ari’s private till drawer. His replacement inner tissue holds a wooden toy.
Case record · Wrapping counter
Toy stock slip
Ari signs out a wooden toy immediately before changing the inner tissue. No charity substitution is authorised.
Questions to resolve
Who retained the donated bell while preparing the parcel?
Does an intact outer wrapper prove the right item was packed?
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.