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Suggested investigation steps: Identify all portraits and write down everyone's first and last names Identify the fingerprint on the metal plate Match characters with their roles (snitch, convicted robber, disgruntled customer etc.) Identify senders and recipients of all hand-written notes Find what events connected people with each other Identify potential motives and capabilites of each character Try to chain events together into a coherent timeline
How many clues are there to find? 24 Are all clues needed in the story? No Are some clues used multiple times? Yes Who's fingerprint is on the metal plate? Lorenz Grödel's What is the metal plate? Passkey to the alarm What's necklace's role? Passkey was attached to it as a clasp What's the meaning of 262800? (6 yrs * 365 days) * (24 hrs * 5 Groschen per hour) How many people were involved in preparing the robbery? 3 How many people physically broke into the bank? 2
Jacek Dušek	His parents were victims of Lorenz's investment scam Boyfriend of Elsa Son of a welder Smokes red cigarette brand Tells Matěj about the scams and follows his instructions Works with Elsa on getting the alarm passkey with Lorenz's fingerprint on it Enters the bank during the robbery and cuts the hole in the safe
Elsa Ziegler	Daughter of Heinrich Ziegler, of Ziegler Alarm Systems Girlfriend of Jacek Stole alarm passkey from father's factory Attached the passkey to a necklace as a clasp Lured Lorenz on a date and got him to touch the necklace and leave a fingerprint Dropped the necklace off for Jacek
Leon Brotz	Lorenz's assistant Informs boss that Matěj will soon be released Tasked by Lorenz with paying Matěj off with hush money Decides to calculate the amount to pay by using the minimum wage
Lorenz Grödel	Owner of the banking house Ex-partner of Matěj, whom he betrayed and got imprisoned Isn't happy Matěj is out and asks Leon to pay him off Romantically pursues Elsa Touched the necklace during the date with Elsa and left his fingerprint
Matěj Kozár	Career bank robber, able to break into safes without any tools Betrayed by his ex-partner Lorenz and sent to prison for 6 years Received hush money from Lorenz after being released Finds out about Lorenz's scams from Jacek Decides to take revenge and orchestrates the robbery Enters the bank during the robbery and opens the safe Leaves just the hush money in the safe as a taunt for Lorenz
Solution
Matěj and Lorenz used to be partners until Lorenz cheated. Lorenz tried to give them money to settle. Matěj spotted an opportunity for revenge and tasked Jacek with arranging a robbery to get stolen money back. The alarm was disabled using a passkey stolen by Elsa from Heinrich , concealed in a necklace and handed to Jacek . Lorenz unknowingly left the fingerprint on the necklace during the date with Elsa thinking they'd be lovers . The safe was cut into by Jacek and opened by Matěj . Matěj left the money in the safe to mark his revenge , and left the passkey with the fingerprint to frame Lorenz into the robbery .

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