The Detective’s DeskCelia West
Organiser
“My one complete bundle contained six tickets.”
EASY · CASE FILE
The wrong bundle
Easy · SPARROW RAFFLE DESK
The raffle desk issued only complete bundles of tickets. Three organisers report how many tickets their stated number of bundles contained. None of these bundles was split, altered or incomplete.
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
Alma Kent
Organiser
“My three complete bundles contained seventeen tickets in total.”
Bilal Fox
Organiser
“My two complete bundles contained twelve tickets.”
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.
PHOTOGRAPH
The prize photograph
The top prize was a painted wooden bird.
The top prize was a painted wooden bird.
NAME REGISTER
The organiser badges
Each organiser wore a name badge without any ticket quantity.
Each organiser wore a name badge without any ticket quantity.
BUNDLE PACKING STANDARD
Six tickets in every bundle
Every complete bundle contains exactly 6 tickets. Three bundles contain 3 times 6 tickets; the same rule applies to any number of bundles.
This is a verified source record for this case. Compare its stated facts with the exact question.
Questions to resolve
Whose bundle count is incorrect?
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.