My Observations

Murder on Ice

Episode 6

Physical Items

  • Carol's Emails
  • Contact Letter
  • Encoded Note
  • Marcus's Memoir Outtakes
  • Paperweight
  • Police Report
  • Registered Vehicle List
  • Sweatband
  • Welcome Packet

Websites

  • Three Pines Case

Timeline

Suspects

Goals

  • Who tried to run over Sofia de la Torre?
  • What is the combination to Marcus Lourdes' safe?
  • Whose glove was Marcus Lourdes keeping in his safe?

Physical Items

Carol's Emails

Observation #1

Carol reveals that she's been using a rental car for the past few weeks.

Observation #2

She also mentions winning a SAIST tournament back in her heyday.

Contact Letter

Observation

We have narrowed it down to three suspects:

  • Marcus Lourdes
  • Harrison Campbell
  • Carol Donnelly

Encoded Note

Observation #1

The last line mentions "adding a twist", meaning there is an extra step to decoding the words this time around.

Observation #2

This is another Caesar cipher like the one in Episode 5. Shift the letters forward in the alphabet using the number that precedes it.

Observation #3

The decoded words become:

  • AHNNTA
  • FTOCRNON
  • OYU
  • DBIRBE
  • NIUR
  • NILILASL
  • OERCS
  • TROPNOFTI
  • DOLOB
  • RBNU
  • ENO
  • GEOVL
  • AEFNUR
  • ARPI

Observation #4

Next, we must unscramble the decoded words.

Observation #5

The final words are:

  • NATHAN
  • CONFRONT
  • YOU
  • BRIBED
  • RUIN
  • LILLIAN'S
  • SCORE
  • FOOTPRINT
  • BLOOD
  • BURN
  • ONE
  • GLOVE
  • FURNACE
  • PAIR

Marcus's Memoir Outtakes

Observation

We get an idea of Marcus's relationships with Carol and Harrison, as well as his disdain for Nathan.

Paperweight

Observation

This was found on Carol's desk away from her other trophies.

Police Report

Observation #1

This is the police report Sofia filed after the attempted hit-and-run.

Observation #2

The vehicle she saw was a black convertible with a license plate containing the letters J and D.

Registered Vehicle List

Observation #1

There are two black convertibles on this list.

  • One belonging to Talia Astor - license plate 66F-DOJ.
  • The second belonging to Eliza Martin - license plate 47J-FFH.

Observation #2

Sofia saw the letters D and J on the car that attempted to run her over.

  • So we should focus on the car registered to Talia Astor, which is also the maiden name of Marcus's mother.

Sweatband

Observation

It says "ICELIFE".

Welcome Packet

Observation

So, every 5 years, SAIST feels the need to alter their logo...?

Websites

Three Pines Case

Observation

Password:

  • FROZEN

Timeline

5:00 AM

  • Carol Donnelly arrived at the rink.

5:45 AM - 5:50 AM

  • Kingston Lee arrived at the rink.

6:00 AM

  • Carol Donnelly began work.

7:15 AM

  • Marcus Lourdes arrived at the rink.

7:30 AM

  • All rink attendees began arguing.

9:00 AM

  • Carol Donnelly stepped out for breakfast in the staff lounge.
  • Marcus Lourdes left the rink to go to the gym.

10:00 AM

  • Kingston Lee left the rink before returning some time after.
  • Approximate time that Sofia de la Torre got into an argument with Nathan LaPalma.

10:12 AM

  • Anne Campbell was snooping in Nathan LaPalma's office for his agenda book.

10:13 AM

  • Sofia de la Torre left the building.

10:14 AM

  • Approximate time of death of Nathan LaPalma.

10:19 AM

  • Kingston Lee reported Nathan LaPalma's murder to the police.

Suspects

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  • Carol Donnelly
  • Harrison Campbell
  • Marcus Lourdes
  • Anne Campbell
  • Kingston Lee
  • Lillian Varma
  • Sofia de la Torre

Goals

Who tried to run over Sofia de la Torre?

Marcus Lourdes

What is the combination to Marcus Lourdes' safe?

026862062

Whose glove was Marcus Lourdes keeping in his safe?

Carol Donnelly