The Hargrove Inheritance

File #HC-2019-0314 · Rockport, Maine

A pharmaceutical executive found dead in his locked study. Cardiac arrest — or so they said.

Difficulty: HARD · Play time: 35–45 MIN · 1–2 players, in the browser.

The suspects

• Victoria Hargrove, 34 — Niece & Sole Beneficiary. Motive: Inherits $4.2M estate
• Raymond Cross, 52 — Fired Personal Secretary. Motive: Wrongful dismissal — 14 days prior
• Dr. Patricia Wen, 48 — Personal Physician. Motive: $340K offshore transfers from victim

The evidence

• EXHIBIT A: Whiskey Glass — Digoxin residue + Scotch. Large male partial print.
• EXHIBIT B: Rinsed Glass — Second glass — deliberately rinsed, not dried.
• EXHIBIT C: Missing Tablets — 12 of 14 digoxin tablets unaccounted for.
• EXHIBIT D: Burned Letter — Signed '—R'. Threatens Hargrove. Ink: 3–7 days old.
• EXHIBIT E: Call Log 9:47 PM — Hargrove called Raymond — 6 min 48 sec.
• EXHIBIT F: Gate Camera Blind Spot — Garden door has NO camera. 14-min window.
• WITNESS 1: Housekeeper Testimony — Heard arguing ~10 PM. Man's voice. 'You had no right.'
• LAB: Toxicology: 4× Lethal — Digoxin 2.1mg/L — 4.2× max therapeutic dose.

Old money keeps its business quiet, and the Hargrove family kept its quieter still. What reads as a heart attack in a locked study is the kind of case that rewards patience over instinct — the toxicology contradicts the story long before anyone in the house admits to being awake that night. One of our harder cases, built around a rinsed glass that shouldn't exist.

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