00:00 · CASE OPENBlackwood Gala · File 01

Optional bonus file · Sealed

You found the killer.
Someone else saw it.

The Hidden Witness Bonus Challenge is optional. It is not required to solve the main case — the printed mystery is complete on its own.

Witness clues

One more breadcrumb.

These clues reveal the hidden witness who saw what happened at the gala. Filing a witness report is optional, but the witness is real.

01Same Suspect Records page.The witness appears on the same page as the killer.
02Captured what happened.The role involved recording, not managing.
03Within one space.The witness stood within one space of the killer.
04Four-letter first name.Exactly four letters.
05Role code PHO.Use the role code key.
06Below, not above.The witness appears below the killer.

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File the witness report.

If your witness report matches the hidden file, the Blackwood Case Desk will send you the Hidden Witness Case Closure File — including what really happened at the gala, why the murder was committed, and what the witness saw.

Witness report

Submit your hidden witness answer and email address to receive the follow-up file if the report matches the case record.

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