User: On a dark winter night, wealthy and enigmatic Mr. John Q. Boddy hosted a small, but lavish, dinner party for some of his closest associates. However, the night ended in tragedy when Mr. Boddy was found dead in one of the rooms of Tudor Mansion in the early hours of the morning. The following persons of interest have been identified as suspects: • Monsieur Brunette • Miss Scarlet • Professor Plum • Madame Rose • Sgt. Gray • Mrs. White • Mr. Green • Colonel Mustard • Mrs. Peacock • Miss Peach And the following weapons were found on the premises: • Revolver • Wrench • Candlestick • Rope • Poison • Knife The murder could only have occured in one of the following rooms: 01. Gazebo 02. Ballroom 03. Studio 04. Library 05. Conservatory 06. Dining Room 07. Study 08. Hall 09. Drawing Room 10. Billiard Room 11. Fountain 12. Courtyard The rooms are laid out as follows: NN NN NN W 01|02|03 E W 04|05|06 E W 07|08|09 E W 10|11|12 E SS SS SS The exact time of the murder is a bit uncertain, but it has been narrowed down to one of the following times: • 11:00 PM • 11:30 PM • 12:00 AM • 12:30 AM • 01:00 AM • 01:30 AM At every time the suspects and Mr. Boddy either stayed in their current room or moved to an orthogonally adjacent room (north, south, east, or west). Weapons could be moved by suspects between rooms as well. Each suspect uniquely had one of the following possible motives for killing Mr. Boddy: • Ambition • Greed • Jealousy • Hatred • Pride • Power • Betrayal • Anger • Fear • Revenge For the murder to occur, the murderer and Mr. Boddy must have been alone in a room with at least one weapon at some point in the night. Any clue about Mr. Boddy's whereabouts should be read as "Mr. Boddy (dead or alive) ..." The available clues are as follows: - The suspect motivated by Anger moved from the Ballroom to the Studio at 12:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Power moved the Poison from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 12:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Betrayal was in the Courtyard at 01:00 AM - Miss Scarlet was in the room just south of the Knife at 11:00 PM - Mrs. Peacock moved from the Ballroom to the Gazebo at 11:30 PM - Mr. Boddy was in the same room as Miss Scarlet at 01:00 AM - Mrs. White moved from the Studio to the Dining Room at 11:30 PM - Professor Plum and the Poison were in the Study together at least once - Miss Peach moved from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 01:30 AM - Professor Plum was in the room just west of Mr. Boddy at 11:30 PM - Professor Plum was in the same room as Miss Peach at 12:30 AM - The Revolver was in the room just west of Sgt. Gray at 12:00 AM - The suspect motivated by Pride was in the Ballroom at 12:00 AM if and only if the suspect motivated by Greed was in the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM - Madame Rose was in the Studio at 11:00 PM - Mrs. Peacock was in the same room as Mr. Green at 12:00 AM - The Candlestick was in the Studio at 11:30 PM - The suspect motivated by Pride moved from the Studio to the Ballroom at 01:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Pride moved the Rope from the Ballroom to the Studio at 01:00 AM - Mrs. Peacock was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM or the suspect motivated by Fear was in the Study at 01:00 AM - The Knife was in the Library at 01:00 AM if and only if the Candlestick was in the Studio at 11:00 PM - Mrs. Peacock moved the Rope from the Ballroom to the Studio at 01:00 AM - Mrs. White and Sgt. Gray were in the Drawing Room together at least once - Mrs. White moved from the Dining Room to the Drawing Room at 12:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Pride was in the Study at 11:00 PM or the Rope was in the Ballroom at 11:30 PM - The suspect motivated by Fear was in the Study at 01:30 AM - Monsieur Brunette moved from the Fountain to the Billiard Room at 12:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Jealousy was in the Billiard Room at 12:30 AM - Monsieur Brunette moved from the Drawing Room to the Hall at 11:30 PM - Mr. Green moved the Rope from the Studio to the Ballroom at 01:30 AM - Colonel Mustard moved from the Hall to the Fountain at 12:00 AM - The murderer moved the Poison from the Study to the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM - The Candlestick was in the same room as Madame Rose at 01:30 AM - Colonel Mustard was in the room just west of Monsieur Brunette at 11:00 PM - The suspect motivated by Greed moved from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 01:30 AM - The Revolver was in the Hall at 11:00 PM or the Rope was in the Library at 01:00 AM - Mr. Boddy was murdered at 12:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Dining Room at 01:00 AM or the suspect motivated by Hatred was in the Dining Room at 01:00 AM - The suspect motivated by Hatred was in the Studio at 01:30 AM - The suspect motivated by Jealousy moved from the Fountain to the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM - The Rope was in the same room as Madame Rose at 01:00 AM - The suspect motivated by Betrayal was in the same room as Mr. Boddy at 12:00 AM - The Wrench was in the Studio at 01:00 AM if and only if Mr. Boddy was in the Billiard Room at 11:00 PM - Colonel Mustard was in the room just east of the Poison at 01:30 AM - Madame Rose was in the same room as the Wrench at 12:30 AM - The Wrench and Mr. Green were in the Ballroom together at least once - Mr. Green was in the Conservatory at 11:00 PM - The Wrench was in the Studio at 11:30 PM if and only if Mr. Boddy was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM - Sgt. Gray was in the Dining Room at 12:30 AM or the suspect motivated by Pride was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM - The Wrench was in the Studio at 12:30 AM - Mr. Green moved from the Conservatory to the Ballroom at 12:00 AM - Miss Peach was in the Courtyard at 11:00 PM if and only if Mrs. Peacock was in the Ballroom at 11:00 PM - Madame Rose was in the Studio at 12:00 AM - The suspect motivated by Ambition moved from the Dining Room to the Drawing Room at 11:30 PM - Sgt. Gray was in the room just north of Mrs. White at 01:00 AM - The Candlestick was in the same room as Madame Rose at 11:30 PM - Miss Scarlet was in the same room as Professor Plum at 01:30 AM Please answer the following question(s): A. Who murdered Mr. Boddy? B. What weapon did the murderer use? C. Where was the murder committed? D. Why did the murderer do it? And the following bonus question(s): E. Where was Colonel Mustard at 11:30 PM? F. Where was the suspect motivated by Betrayal at 11:00 PM? Fill out your final answers in the following format: A. SUSPECT B. WEAPON C. ROOM D. MOTIVE E. ROOM F. ROOM Best of luck, detective. Assistant: To solve this mystery, we need to carefully analyze the clues and determine the murderer, the weapon used, the location of the murder, the motive, and the bonus questions. ### Clues Analysis 1. **The suspect motivated by Anger moved from the Ballroom to the Studio at 12:30 AM** 2. **The suspect motivated by Power moved the Poison from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 12:30 AM** 3. **The suspect motivated by Betrayal was in the Courtyard at 01:00 AM** 4. **Miss Scarlet was in the room just south of the Knife at 11:00 PM** 5. **Mrs. Peacock moved from the Ballroom to the Gazebo at 11:30 PM** 6. **Mr. Boddy was in the same room as Miss Scarlet at 01:00 AM** 7. **Mrs. White moved from the Studio to the Dining Room at 11:30 PM** 8. **Professor Plum and the Poison were in the Study together at least once** 9. **Miss Peach moved from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 01:30 AM** 10. **Professor Plum was in the room just west of Mr. Boddy at 11:30 PM** 11. **Professor Plum was in the same room as Miss Peach at 12:30 AM** 12. **The Revolver was in the room just west of Sgt. Gray at 12:00 AM** 13. **The suspect motivated by Pride was in the Ballroom at 12:00 AM if and only if the suspect motivated by Greed was in the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM** 14. **Madame Rose was in the Studio at 11:00 PM** 15. **Mrs. Peacock was in the same room as Mr. Green at 12:00 AM** 16. **The Candlestick was in the Studio at 11:30 PM** 17. **The suspect motivated by Pride moved from the Studio to the Ballroom at 01:30 AM** 18. **The suspect motivated by Pride moved the Rope from the Ballroom to the Studio at 01:00 AM** 19. **Mrs. Peacock was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM or the suspect motivated by Fear was in the Study at 01:00 AM** 20. **The Knife was in the Library at 01:00 AM if and only if the Candlestick was in the Studio at 11:00 PM** 21. **Mrs. Peacock moved the Rope from the Ballroom to the Studio at 01:00 AM** 22. **Mrs. White and Sgt. Gray were in the Drawing Room together at least once** 23. **Mrs. White moved from the Dining Room to the Drawing Room at 12:30 AM** 24. **The suspect motivated by Pride was in the Study at 11:00 PM or the Rope was in the Ballroom at 11:30 PM** 25. **The suspect motivated by Fear was in the Study at 01:30 AM** 26. **Monsieur Brunette moved from the Fountain to the Billiard Room at 12:30 AM** 27. **The suspect motivated by Jealousy was in the Billiard Room at 12:30 AM** 28. **Monsieur Brunette moved from the Drawing Room to the Hall at 11:30 PM** 29. **Mr. Green moved the Rope from the Studio to the Ballroom at 01:30 AM** 30. **Colonel Mustard moved from the Hall to the Fountain at 12:00 AM** 31. **The murderer moved the Poison from the Study to the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM** 32. **The Candlestick was in the same room as Madame Rose at 01:30 AM** 33. **Colonel Mustard was in the room just west of Monsieur Brunette at 11:00 PM** 34. **The suspect motivated by Greed moved from the Billiard Room to the Fountain at 01:30 AM** 35. **The Revolver was in the Hall at 11:00 PM or the Rope was in the Library at 01:00 AM** 36. **Mr. Boddy was murdered at 12:30 AM** 37. **The suspect motivated by Ambition was in the Dining Room at 01:00 AM or the suspect motivated by Hatred was in the Dining Room at 01:00 AM** 38. **The suspect motivated by Hatred was in the Studio at 01:30 AM** 39. **The suspect motivated by Jealousy moved from the Fountain to the Billiard Room at 12:00 AM** 40. **The Rope was in the same room as Madame Rose at 01:00 AM** 41. **The suspect motivated by Betrayal was in the same room as Mr. Boddy at 12:00 AM** 42. **The Wrench was in the Studio at 01:00 AM if and only if Mr. Boddy was in the Billiard Room at 11:00 PM** 43. **Colonel Mustard was in the room just east of the Poison at 01:30 AM** 44. **Madame Rose was in the same room as the Wrench at 12:30 AM** 45. **The Wrench and Mr. Green were in the Ballroom together at least once** 46. **Mr. Green was in the Conservatory at 11:00 PM** 47. **The Wrench was in the Studio at 11:30 PM if and only if Mr. Boddy was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM** 48. **Sgt. Gray was in the Dining Room at 12:30 AM or the suspect motivated by Pride was at the Fountain at 12:30 AM** 49. **The Wrench was in the Studio at 12:30 AM** 50. **Mr. Green moved from the Conservatory to the Ballroom at 12:00 AM** 51. **Miss Peach was in the Courtyard at 11:00 PM if and only if Mrs. Peacock was in the Ballroom at 11:00 PM** 52. **Madame Rose was in the Studio at 12:00 AM** 53. **The suspect motivated by Ambition moved from the Dining Room to the Drawing Room at 11:30 PM** 54. **Sgt. Gray was in the room just north of Mrs. White at 01:00 AM** 55. **The Candlestick was in the same room as Madame Rose at 11:30 PM** 56. **Miss Scarlet was in the same room as Professor Plum at 01:30 AM** ### Deduction 1. **Who murdered Mr. Boddy?** - **Professor Plum** 2. **What weapon did the murderer use?** - **Poison** 3. **Where was the murder committed?** - **Billiard Room** 4. **Why did the murderer do it?** - **Power** ### Bonus Questions 1. **Where was Colonel Mustard at 11:30 PM?** - **Hall** 2. **Where was the suspect motivated by Betrayal at 11:00 PM?** - **Courtyard** ### Final Answers A. Professor Plum B. Poison C. Billiard Room D. Power E. Hall F. Courtyard