Scenedoku
Crime-scene logic cases
Dictionary Attack
Security lab · the small hours · the likeliest words first · Difficulty: Chief 10 · 5×5
The server floor of the security lab, in the small hours. The rig ran a dictionary attack: no blind run through all 14,400 arrangements, only the likely ones first – the smart way in. Vivek, the head of the lab, was found dead before the wordlist ran out. The last word on the list was never tried.
Statements
- Arielle (intern): She and Clio were on the same diagonal.
- Branko (network engineer): He and Vivek were on the same diagonal. He and Demi were on the same diagonal.
- Clio (data-centre technician): She was exactly one column west of Demi.
- Demi (security analyst): She was exactly one row north of Clio.
- Vivek (head of the lab): The victim. He was alone with the murderer.