EASY · CASE FILE

The initials on the delivery

Easy · PAPERBARK POST DESK

A notebook was left in a delivery crate. Its owner writes the first letter of their first name and the first letter of their surname on the cover. All three possible owners’ full names are verified below.

Investigate this case

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 candidate descriptions and supplied records are verified.
Use the stated rules and records; no outside knowledge is needed.

People and accounts

Lina Holt

Possible owner

“My verified full name is Lina Holt.”

Rania Holt

Possible owner

“My verified full name is Rania Holt.”

Rami Cole

Possible owner

“My verified full name is Rami Cole.”

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 notebook colour

The notebook has a brown cover, a colour used by many customers.

DESK RECORD

The crate number

The delivery crate was numbered 14. Crate numbers are unrelated to customer initials.

COVER TRANSCRIPTION

Two clear initials

The cover reads R H in that order. The marking rule is first-name initial followed by surname initial. No nicknames, extra names or reversed initials are used.

This is a verified source record for this case. Compare its stated facts with the exact question.

Questions to resolve

Whose initials match the notebook?

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.

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