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A two-minute gap, a maintenance override, and one fatal clue hidden in plain sight. Test every alibi before Inspector Maelis Crowe closes the file.
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3 cases · 19:04
CASE 01Case 1A carefully constructed alibi contains a two-minute gap. The missing time is the only window the killer needed.
CASE 02Case 2A secured crime scene appears untouchable until a maintenance override changes the apparent time and access record.
CASE 03Case 3Three impossible scenes point in different directions, but one overlooked detail links them and exposes the fatal mistake.
3 cases · 16:15
CASE 01Case 1A murder inside a sealed library leaves every suspect protected by a convincing alibi. The room itself contains the flaw.
CASE 02Case 2A passenger dies aboard a moving train while every nearby traveller appears accounted for. One detail in the journey breaks the timeline.
CASE 03Case 3A final performance ends in murder, yet the entire cast has an audience for an alibi. The killer hid the crime inside the show.
3 cases · 17:42
CASE 01Case 1A radio host is dead, but his voice continues live on air. The impossible broadcast conceals the true timeline.
CASE 02Case 2A lighthouse keeper is killed behind a locked door while the killer's wet footprints vanish inside the tower.
CASE 03Case 3The victim chooses a random glass before 200 witnesses, yet only his drink contains poison.
3 cases · 16:13
CASE 01Case 1A death inside a silent gallery leaves an apparently perfect scene. One visual inconsistency reveals what really happened.
CASE 02Case 2A sealed room appears to call for help after its victim can no longer speak. The timing of the message breaks the illusion.
CASE 03Case 3A final rehearsal becomes a crime scene where every movement was planned—except one fatal detail.
3 cases · 14:25
CASE 01Case 1Ravenhurst hides a seemingly impossible crime behind abandoned corridors, conflicting testimony and one clue everyone ignored.
CASE 02Case 2A car enters a wash tunnel and never emerges. Cameras show no exit, yet the vehicle has vanished.
CASE 03Case 3A disappearance looks flawless until one ordinary detail proves the entire scene was staged.
3 cases · 11:20
CASE 01Case 1Evelyn says she walked through heavy rain, but her coat, shoes and the floor tell a different story.
CASE 02Case 2A hotel owner is found dead behind a locked door. A key, string, heater and melting puddle reveal the mechanism.
CASE 03Case 3Five guests, one poisoned host and a clean wine bottle. The decisive evidence is already on the table.
1 case · 21:05
CASE 01Full caseFive suspects are trapped in a glass house during a storm. One impossible statement about the rain exposes the killer.
1 case · 38:00
CASE 01Full caseA puzzle maker dies inside a bolted room surrounded by untouched snow. The impossible room protects a false timeline.
3 cases · 13:32
CASE 01Case 1Edward Hale collapses during a family dinner, yet every plate, glass and slice of cake is clean. The weapon is hiding among the gifts.
CASE 02Case 2Rare diamonds vanish from an untouched safe. The thief uses closing routine to hide the evidence in plain sight.
CASE 03Case 3Five people remain inside a burned lounge. A staff-only door, a broken cocktail glass and a false statement expose the arsonist.
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INSPECTOR M. CROWEFull episode case file
Every long investigation follows the same escalating format: an easy visual lie, a medium logic mechanism, and a hard final case with multiple suspects.
Evelyn Cross says she returned through heavy rain before finding her husband dead.
At 6:00 a.m., a hotel owner is found dead in Room 214. The door and window are secured from inside, while the key—with string still attached—rests on a table near the heater.
Five guests sit down to dinner, but only four will leave. At 9:30 p.m. the host collapses from poison; nobody entered or left, and every suspect has a motive.
Case file 002 · 21:05
Five suspects are trapped inside a glass house during a storm. One sentence about the rain exposes the killer.
The Glass House murder
Investigative podcaster Julian Cross is found dead inside his private, windowless recording studio. His last saved message says: “One of them is lying about the rain.”
Lead producer. Seven years building Julian’s show without credit.
Claim: heard Julian and rain at 10:05Retired officer publicly blamed by Julian for destroying a family.
Alibi: verified call at 9:21Julian’s sister, fighting to escape his control of the family trust.
Claim: coastal road was dryRival journalist who says Julian stole the investigation that made him famous.
Motive: stolen careerLost her career after Julian accused her of a charity scandal.
Witness: saw Evelyn at 10:05Physical evidence
The coffee was completely cold. Its cooling curve places the murder near 9:40–9:45, not 10:15.
Architectural evidence
The studio had no windows or exterior glass. With its acoustic door closed, neither Julian’s voice nor rain could be heard outside.
Weather evidence
Local precipitation data shows the storm ended at 9:50—well before Evelyn’s alleged encounter at 10:05.
Digital evidence
The software log records an export, not a live recording. Only Julian and Evelyn had credentials to create it.
Case file 003 · 38:00
A dead puzzle maker, a room bolted from inside, untouched snow, and five suspects trapped inside an isolated Victorian observatory.
The Red Room paradox
Elias Vane is found dead in his private study. The bolt is engaged from inside, the key lies on the desk, the windows are sealed, and fresh snow shows no escape.
Elias’s daughter, pale after he threatened to expose a secret at midnight.
Motive: family pressurePersonal physician who avoided Elias’s gaze throughout dinner.
Access: medical knowledgeLongtime lawyer, visibly nervous when Elias spoke of lies and theft.
Motive: concealed dealingsHousekeeper who knew the observatory and the Red Room’s routines.
Knowledge: house accessFormer protégé whose blind-door mechanism was stolen and mocked by Elias.
Skill: mechanical puzzlesAcoustic evidence
Everyone heard one impact at 9:30—but no cry, struggle or fleeing footsteps. The noise was designed to be witnessed.
Clockwork evidence
A modified music-box spring launched a missing telescope counterweight onto the floor at exactly 9:30.
Lock evidence
A thin line looped around the interior bolt allowed it to be pulled shut from the hallway.
Thermal evidence
Heat melted the line in the cold fireplace, leaving a burned fragment and moisture on the velvet curtains.
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“The truth rarely hides. It waits for someone to notice.”
Maelis Crowe is the sharp mind behind the new era of You Solve The Case. She investigates fake alibis, impossible crimes, hidden clues, locked rooms and witnesses who know too much.
Every episode gives you the same evidence she sees—and one chance to solve the mystery before the reveal.
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