Case file 05 · Mystery · Story

The 2:40 Depot

A night bus depot, a missing float, and forty gallons pumped into a bus with no tank.

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Controls — Tap a line of enquiry, or press Space to read on. Refreshing the page starts the case again.

How to play

  1. The float went missing between 02:05 and 02:30. Start with the office, then pick a line of enquiry.
  2. Logs, meters and punch cards contradict each other on purpose. Find the one contradiction that cannot be explained away.
  3. Accuse the person who took the money, and name the thing that proves it.

Tips

  • The dispatcher’s twelve minutes look like the whole case. Check them before you build anything on them.
  • A pump meter is a witness that never lies about gallons.
  • Ask what a man washing his arms at a cold tap in November is washing off.

About this game

The 2:40 Depot is a night-shift case: rain, diesel, four people, and a safe that was opened with a key rather than forced.

The talk is mostly shift work — rota, float, pit, pump. Short lines, concrete objects, one arithmetic problem in the middle.

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FAQ

Do I need to know about buses?

No. The case explains the pit, the float and the pump as they come up.

How many people can I accuse?

Three. One of them is the wrong kind of suspicious.

Is the money the point?

Partly. The interesting question is why £600 and not the £40 in the petty cash tin.

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