METROPOLITAN POLICE — STATEMENT OF WITNESS

The candle on the sill had not been lit. I observed this and made note.

He arrived at the house shortly after eleven, by his own admission, though the porter's record disputes

There are gaps in his account. Whether by intent or by the unreliability of the night I cannot say.

POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS

RECEIVED INSTRUCTION STOP DEPART MORNING TRAIN STOP MATTER URGENT STOP REPLY NOT REQUIRED

Two letters were missing from the writing desk. The third had been read recently — the seal was disturbed.

She would not speak to me at first. When she did speak, it was in a voice I have heard only once before.

— ever your A.

Mysterious Affair in St Albans

Police Confess Themselves Without Lead

From our correspondent. The doctor was sent for at once. The doctor did not come.

The lamp in the hall had been turned out. This is not the habit of the household.

Date	Entry	Amount
14 Apr	Coal — three bags	£0 / 11 / 6
17 Apr	Tailor — alterations	£1 / 04 / 0
21 Apr	Apothecary — sealed packet	£0 / 18 / 9
22 Apr	Cab — east of the river	£0 / 03 / 6
25 Apr	Telegram — no reply received	£0 / 02 / 2

POLICE — IDENTIFICATION BUREAU

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smudge — see attached note

The Game is Afoot. The killer is always at the table.

Five suspects. One body. Eight hours until you accuse.

A murder-mystery game for 4 to 15 players. One evening to accuse.

Open a Case

Five Faces. One of them is a killer.

One possible table. The procedural generator spins a fresh cast each game — portraits, voices, biographies, and the exact phrasing of every lie they’re permitted to tell.

The Senior Partners They drafted the will. They also drafted the motive.

The Pinkerton from out of town A pocket watch that stopped the wrong minute.

The Widow Mourning her second husband. And her first.

The Physician Writes prescriptions. Some of them are medicines.

The Attaché Serves at the pleasure of someone you haven’t met yet.

In the Workshop

The Case as Architecture.

Parlorex isn’t just a parlour game — it’s a small living system. Scenarios, evidence graphs, character voices, host UI and AI collaborators all wired into one grammar so a human author and a machine can build a case to the same standard.

Every component talks to every other. Code, content and computation — integrated by design, so the seams never show at the table.

See the Investigation Board

The Game is Afoot. The killer is always at the table.

Every game, a new body.

Four to fifteen seats. One of you did it.

Investigation. Accusation. Reveal.

Five Faces. One of them is a killer.

The Case as Architecture.