Episode 3

Physical Contents

Ami Letter

  • In this letter, Ami explains some evidence she sent to us.

    • Beanie
    • Signal mirror
  • As well as some items she uploaded to DeviantTracker on Michelle's website.

    • Video footage
  • She tells us that Michelle also left us an "assignment".


Documentary Storyboard

  • These must belong to Lillian Walker, as she is a documentarian.
  • She seems to have storyboarded the altercation between Toby and Emma well before it even happened...

    • How and why?
  • The added notations on these pages are in Toby's handwriting...

    • So he was in on this?
    • It was planned?
    • His journal entry made it sound as if he was surprised.
    • Something's not adding up here... but it gives Lillian motivation.
    • If she and Toby were working together and she felt he was leaving her behind by working for an outside company...

Email Chain

  • From these exchanges, we gain Nigel's username for the University Portal.
  • We also learn that the expedition team's jobs were in jeopardy pending the findings of the elusive ghost lynx.

National Park Beanie

  • According to Ami, this beanie probably did not belong to Toby.
  • It was found inside the lab tent.
  • Sneaky, sneaky HaK. Written on the tag INSIDE the hat is a message:

    • teatime2492
  • This is the password for Nigel's login on the University Portal.


Postcard

  • There is a quadrant on the back of this postcard.

    • I didn't know we were going back to math class! 🤔
  • By process of elimination using handwriting comparisons, we know this was not written by Toby or Lillian.

  • Placing the signal mirror over the square singles out "N" through the peephole.

  • So we have "NER" for spare letters so far.

    • Are we trying to spell "nerd"? 😏
  • No, N stands for North. Continuing with how the grid has started mapping out the alphabet, finish it.

    • The "key" at the top-right tells us that Y = A, U = B, and so on and so forth.
    • Map the substitution alphabet, working our way out to in and then clockwise.
  • To decode the message, find the coded letter in the original alphabet (closest to the line) and collect the substituted letter.

  • Once decoded, the message reads:

    • "AN OLD METHOD"

Safety Protocols

  • "Bring Rusty to all unexplored areas." Too funny.
  • There is some kind of code on the front of this item.

    • It is Morse code.
  • It is difficult to distinguish the spaces between the letters, but once deciphered, the message reads:

    • "IGNOREE ONE/I TRUST YOU"
  • There is an extra "E" on purpose.

    • Why?
  • Look back at the hiking medallion from Episode 2.

    • The letter is "R".

Signal Mirror

  • It reads like it was written by a person whose native language is not English.
  • According to Ami, this mirror may not have belonged to Toby.
  • Unlike the beanie, the mirror was found closer to the area where Toby's body was found.

    • Was it dropped by the murderer?
  • This item is used in conjunction with the postcard.


Toby's Notebook Page

  • From these pages, we can deduce that "f/4" is a female.
  • We also learn that "f/1.4" is female.

 

f/1.4

  • ̶C̶o̶n̶r̶a̶d̶ ̶W̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶h̶a̶m̶
  • Emma Clarkson
  • Lillian Walker
  • ̶N̶i̶g̶e̶l̶ ̶R̶i̶c̶c̶i̶
  • ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶T̶u̶d̶l̶i̶k̶

 

f/4

  • ̶C̶o̶n̶r̶a̶d̶ ̶W̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶h̶a̶m̶
  • Emma Clarkson
  • Lillian Walker
  • ̶N̶i̶g̶e̶l̶ ̶R̶i̶c̶c̶i̶
  • ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶T̶u̶d̶l̶i̶k̶

 

f/8

  • ̶C̶o̶n̶r̶a̶d̶ ̶W̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶h̶a̶m̶
  • ̶E̶m̶m̶a̶ ̶C̶l̶a̶r̶k̶s̶o̶n̶
  • ̶L̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶k̶e̶r̶
  • Nigel Ricci
  • Russell Tudlik

 

f/11

  • Conrad Wildingham
  • ̶E̶m̶m̶a̶ ̶C̶l̶a̶r̶k̶s̶o̶n̶
  • ̶L̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶k̶e̶r̶
  • ̶N̶i̶g̶e̶l̶ ̶R̶i̶c̶c̶i̶
  • ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶T̶u̶d̶l̶i̶k̶

 

f/22

  • C̶o̶n̶r̶a̶d̶ ̶W̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶h̶a̶m̶
  • ̶E̶m̶m̶a̶ ̶C̶l̶a̶r̶k̶s̶o̶n̶
  • ̶L̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶k̶e̶r̶
  • Nigel Ricci
  • Russell Tudlik

 

  • Toby confirms that WiFi in the area is spotty and is only reliable right within the base camp.

    • This would mean anyone who sent a transaction within the time frame of his death could possibly be eliminated as a suspect.
  • In the 8/15 entry, why are the A and Bs in "UNBELIEVABLE" larger than the rest of the word?

  • Toby got good news from an outside company wanting to use his photos. One of the women got upset about that.

    • Was she jealous enough to kill Toby over it?
  • I am thinking that "f/4" is Lillian Walker and "f/22" is Russell Tudlik, but I will leave the list as is until I gain more confirmation.


WiFi Usage Log

  • Interesting. Toby's time of death is estimated between 9:00 pm and 10:15 pm, yet his laptop was accessed at 10:47 pm... for 12 minutes.

Digital Contents

Moon Summit Case Website

  • Password: MSNP17

 

DeviantTracker → Videos

  • Ami has uploaded video clips.
  • They appear to be interview videos for Lillian's documentary of the expedition.
  • Wow, Lillian is a be-otch.

 

Whitlock University Portal

  • Username: NRicci
  • Password: teatime2492

 

Whitlock University Portal → Documents and Files

  • Nigel documented finding codes written in the margins of Conrad's dissertation.

    • He tried to decode the message himself, but to no avail.
  • Use the same method as with the postcard to decipher the messages.

  • Once deciphered, the messages read:

    • "NOT ENOUGH PROOF/IS THIS WRONG/THE GHOST LYNX HAS TO BE REAL"

Suspects

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  • Conrad Wildingham
  • Emma Clarkson
  • Lillian Walker
  • Nigel Ricci
  • Russell Tudlik

Events So Far

8:00 PM

  • Expedition team at dinner.

 

9:00 PM - 10:15 PM

  • Time frame of Toby Mendia's death.

 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • Toby Mendia left the campsite for unknown reasons.
  • Rusty Tudlik checked on a trap east of the camp.
  • Lillian Walker left the campsite alone to take "documentary photographs".
  • Emma Clarkson accompanied Rusty Tudlik in checking his trap.

 

10:15 PM

  • A figure was picked up by infrared on Trail Cam F15.

 

10:30 PM

  • A figure was picked up by infrared on Trail Cam F26.

 

10:45 PM

  • A figure was picked up by infrared on Trail Cam I30.

 

10:51 PM

  • Weekly Report saved on laptop by Nigel Ricci.

Goals

Who is innocent?

  • Nigel Ricci