User: On a dark winter night, wealthy and enigmatic Mr. John Q. Boddy hosted a small, but lavish, dinner party for some of his closest associates. However, the night ended in tragedy when Mr. Boddy was found dead in one of the rooms of Tudor Mansion in the early hours of the morning. The following persons of interest have been identified as suspects: • Professor Plum • Mr. Green • Miss Peach • Monsieur Brunette • Madame Rose And the following weapons were found on the premises: • Revolver • Poison • Wrench The murder could only have occured in one of the following rooms: 1. Carriage House 2. Gazebo 3. Conservatory 4. Trophy Room 5. Kitchen 6. Studio 7. Courtyard 8. Ballroom The rooms are laid out as follows: N N N W 1|2|3 E W 4|5|6 E W 7|8|- E S S S The exact time of the murder is a bit uncertain, but it has been narrowed down to one of the following times: • 11:45 PM • 12:00 AM • 12:15 AM At every time the suspects and Mr. Boddy either stayed in their current room or moved to an orthogonally adjacent room (north, south, east, or west). Weapons could be moved by suspects between rooms as well. Each suspect had one of the following possible motives for killing Mr. Boddy: • Fear (1 suspect) • Ambition (2 suspects) • Power (2 suspects) For the murder to occur, the murderer and Mr. Boddy must have been alone in a room with at least one weapon at some point in the night. Any clue about Mr. Boddy's whereabouts should be read as "Mr. Boddy (dead or alive) ..." The available clues are as follows: - The suspect motivated by Fear moved from the Kitchen to the Studio at 12:00 AM - Mr. Green moved from the Courtyard to the Trophy Room at 12:15 AM - A suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Gazebo at 12:15 AM - A suspect motivated by Ambition moved from the Kitchen to the Gazebo at 12:00 AM - A suspect motivated by Ambition was in the same room as the Wrench at 12:15 AM - The Revolver was in the Gazebo at 11:45 PM - The murder weapon was in the same room as Miss Peach at 12:15 AM - Madame Rose was in the room just north of Professor Plum at 12:15 AM - Madame Rose moved the Wrench from the Studio to the Conservatory at 12:15 AM - Madame Rose was in the room just north of the Wrench at 11:45 PM - Mr. Boddy was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM - Professor Plum was in the Studio at 12:00 AM if and only if the Poison was in the Kitchen at 12:00 AM - Mr. Boddy was murdered at 12:00 AM - Professor Plum was in the room just east of Miss Peach at 12:15 AM - A suspect motivated by Power was in the Trophy Room at 11:45 PM if and only if a suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Conservatory at 12:15 AM - The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM Please answer the following question(s): A. Who murdered Mr. Boddy? B. What weapon did the murderer use? C. Where was the murder committed? D. Why did the murderer do it? And the following bonus question(s): E. Where was Mr. Green at 12:15 AM? F. Where was the suspect motivated by Fear at 12:15 AM? G. Where was Mr. Green at 12:00 AM? Fill out your final answers in the following format: A. SUSPECT B. WEAPON C. ROOM D. MOTIVE E. ROOM F. ROOM G. ROOM Best of luck, detective. Assistant: To solve this mystery, we need to carefully analyze the clues and determine the murderer, the weapon used, the location of the murder, the motive, and the bonus questions. ### Clues Analysis 1. **The suspect motivated by Fear moved from the Kitchen to the Studio at 12:00 AM** 2. **Mr. Green moved from the Courtyard to the Trophy Room at 12:15 AM** 3. **A suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Gazebo at 12:15 AM** 4. **A suspect motivated by Ambition moved from the Kitchen to the Gazebo at 12:00 AM** 5. **A suspect motivated by Ambition was in the same room as the Wrench at 12:15 AM** 6. **The Revolver was in the Gazebo at 11:45 PM** 7. **The murder weapon was in the same room as Miss Peach at 12:15 AM** 8. **Madame Rose was in the room just north of Professor Plum at 12:15 AM** 9. **Madame Rose moved the Wrench from the Studio to the Conservatory at 12:15 AM** 10. **Madame Rose was in the room just north of the Wrench at 11:45 PM** 11. **Mr. Boddy was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM** 12. **Professor Plum was in the Studio at 12:00 AM if and only if the Poison was in the Kitchen at 12:00 AM** 13. **Mr. Boddy was murdered at 12:00 AM** 14. **Professor Plum was in the room just east of Miss Peach at 12:15 AM** 15. **A suspect motivated by Power was in the Trophy Room at 11:45 PM if and only if a suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Conservatory at 12:15 AM** 16. **The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM** ### Deduction 1. **Who murdered Mr. Boddy?** - The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM - The murderer was Miss Peach 2. **What weapon did the murderer use?** - The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM - The murderer used the Poison 3. **Where was the murder committed?** - The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM - The murder was committed in the Kitchen 4. **Why did the murderer do it?** - The murderer was in the Kitchen at 11:45 PM - The motive was Power ### Bonus Questions 1. **Where was Mr. Green at 12:15 AM?** - Mr. Green moved from the Courtyard to the Trophy Room at 12:15 AM - Mr. Green was in the Trophy Room at 12:15 AM 2. **Where was the suspect motivated by Fear at 12:15 AM?** - The suspect motivated by Fear moved from the Kitchen to the Studio at 12:00 AM - The suspect motivated by Fear was in the Studio at 12:15 AM 3. **Where was Mr. Green at 12:00 AM?** - Mr. Green moved from the Courtyard to the Trophy Room at 12:15 AM - Mr. Green was in the Courtyard at 12:00 AM ### Final Answers A. Miss Peach B. Poison C. Kitchen D. Power E. Trophy Room F. Studio G. Courtyard