The Soil Beneath Us
Puzzle
I choked back a wave of nausea and hit 'Send,' watching the progress bar load the intimate photo. He replied instantly with heart emojis, thinking he had finally won my affection.
He didn't know he was just the prey. I had spent twenty-seven years weaving this trap, degrading myself to get close to the monster who took my little brother, just to make him whisper one thing: where he hid the body.
But I was the one in the dark.
If my late father could speak from his grave, he wouldn't cheer for my vengeance. He would look at me with tear-filled eyes and say: "Stop looking, baby girl. You're searching the world for an answer I buried in the backyard with my own shovel decades ago."
Detective Hints
- Q1: What is the true nature of the relationship between 'I' and 'He'?
- Q2: Why would the father not cheer for his daughter's vengeance?
- Q3: Where is the answer Jane has been searching for all this time?
Key Characters
The Woman in the Dark
SSR
Main Character
"Shh... don't startle him. He's typing... look at those pa..."
The Man on the Screen
SR
Target
"Oh, hey! I didn't expect you to be up this late. Did you ..."
The Old Gardener
SSR
Key Character
"The soil... it's heavy, isn't it? Hard to turn over when ..."
The Boy in the Field
R
Victim
"I'm good at hide and seek! Daddy said I'm the best hider ..."
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6 evidence slots
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