Brain Teasers

Not exactly... I guess you would assume that because the moon was shining and was occasionally blocked out by clouds... and that could represent the street light, even though, the clouds part wasn't meant to be a part of the dream actually. Here's what you got right:

-Hit by a car while crossing the street

but things happened that actually made things worse. I guess I'm just trying to make a mystery that involves a level of assumption here, so... bleck... it's my first time making something like this.

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Originally Posted by DigitalCrash

Not exactly... I guess you would assume that because the moon was shining and was occasionally blocked out by clouds... and that could represent the street light, even though, the clouds part wasn't meant to be a part of the dream actually. Here's what you got right:

-Hit by a car while crossing the street

but things happened that actually made things worse. I guess I'm just trying to make a mystery that involves a level of assumption here, so... bleck... it's my first time making something like this.

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OK. I didn't mean that type of street light. A signal light, one that tells you when it is safe to go. The signal light was working improperly, showing him that he could go because the light was green when it should have been red for stop. He found this out too late, the car he thought had to stop for a red light had a green light also, and thus ran him down. Closer? ;)

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK. I didn't mean that type of street light. A signal light, one that tells you when it is safe to go. The signal light was working improperly, showing him that he could go because the light was green when it should have been red for stop. He found this out too late, the car he thought had to stop for a red light had a green light also, and thus ran him down. Closer? ;)

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But if that were the case you would also assume that he would look both ways too. There something else... and perhaps I just didn't make it clear enough... like I said, trying to make a teaser that allows assumptions... somewhat. Ok, there's a part in the poem that tells you how it happens. One is told by the shadow, sort of (I guess I should probably make that one more clear, seems a bit out of reach), something else is said by someone else, and then something else happens which connects with what the shadow said which is pretty much the thing that prevents him from avoiding it, and the last is told in the dream, which prevents the driver from doing anything. Hope I didn't spoil it though.

you might want to reread it a bit though... as I sort of editted a bit... lol. I've got to get everything straight before I post it next time. I think everything is ok now... it's possible to figure it out (it still was before but now its just more
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OK. I was correct on him being killed by a car while crossing the street. Here's what I get from your clues: He crossed the street without looking for traffic (that hypnotic stare), the car couldn't stop because it was too close (lurking unseen) and it was driven by his aunt and cousins coming over from New Jersey. Tragic. But a good mystery. ;) EDIT: One thought that just hit me: If they were coming from Jersy, they would exit from the Holland Tunnel. The tunnel would block their vision until they emerged. Just a thought. :brow:

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK. I was correct on him being killed by a car while crossing the street. Here's what I get from your clues: He crossed the street without looking for traffic (that hypnotic stare), the car couldn't stop because it was too close (lurking unseen) and it was driven by his aunt and cousins coming over from New Jersey. Tragic. But a good mystery. ;) EDIT: One thought that just hit me: If they were coming from Jersy, they would exit from the Holland Tunnel. The tunnel would block their vision until they emerged. Just a thought. :brow:

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Well... actually I don't know much about New Jersey just chose a random place :lol: but your right actually on two things:

-The car was driven by his aunt and cousins coming from New Jersey
-He crossed the street without looking for traffic... but... their was a reason for it (even though, not exactly)

There's still a bit more to it, think about what people do when they travel, and when they pass by plazas and the trip might take a while. Think about what can be inside a service plaza, and what people do inside one, and what they may do when they come out. Basically it ends up being:

-Aunt loses control of car(2 things that does that)
-Luke loses control of bike(1 reason for it)

The solution ends up involving all the characters. I just gave you how the Mom is involved. Death is the cause (shadow). Luke is the victim. The aunt and cousins are the... umm... tools of death? Well... here's yet another hint:

-Drake has nothing to do with Luke losing control of his bike... he mentions something that's true (like the Mom mentioning the plazas) that'll make the aunt lose control of her car.

:lol: OK. I will keep at it, but if I may point something out, I have answered the question as you asked it, viz: Now, assuming what each of them said was true, specifically about the bike being ok, how does Luke die?

I said he was hit by a car while crossing the street, further amending that to saying which car hit him, and that he crossed the street without looking. This assumes nothing failed on the bike, such as the brakes, so everyone was telling the truth. Nothing in your original question states that I have to say why he wasn't looking, or why the car hit him, just how he died. On that basis, I think I can claim victory. The rest is window dressing which I shall endeavor to figure out, but the question was answered. ;) :nod:

Yup, your right, you did answer it correctly and you found the flaw in my teaser :D so I guess I'll say congrats to that (and I should've said that in my past post, so sorry for that I guess). It's my first mystery like I said, lol. I think I'll be more cautious on my next one... I think I'll give one away, that's way to far out of reach:

-Baby accidently unties Luke's shoes a little, by the time Luke gets to the street the shoes are untied and get caught in the pedal distracting Luke

That one would be too far out of reach. The last two aren't though. Not sure if you want to solve it though so. I won't really state. One has to do with a cycle though. Afterwards, I think I'll repost it a better version to see what you think... lol... after it's solved x) geesh I really messed up... Anyhow... the question would probably be editted by adding (it involves all the characters) at the end.

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Originally Posted by DigitalCrash

Yup, your right, you did answer it correctly and you found the flaw in my teaser :D so I guess I'll say congrats to that (and I should've said that in my past post, so sorry for that I guess). It's my first mystery like I said, lol. I think I'll be more cautious on my next one... I think I'll give one away, that's way to far out of reach:

-Baby accidently unties Luke's shoes a little, by the time Luke gets to the street the shoes are untied and get caught in the pedal distracting Luke

That one would be too far out of reach. The last two aren't though. Not sure if you want to solve it though so. I won't really state. One has to do with a cycle though. Afterwards, I think I'll repost it a better version to see what you think... lol... after it's solved x) geesh I really messed up... Anyhow... the question would probably be editted by adding (it involves all the characters) at the end.

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Funny, but the worse bicycle wreck I ever had was caused by something similar. I had been to work, (I worked at a high school in the summers as a janitorial handyman during my high school years), and had been given a new pair of Nikes I found while cleaning out the guys dressing room. We were poor, so I wasn't going to pass up that deal! When I left for home, I tied the shoes securely to the handlebars of my ten-speed. They worked loose, and one went into the front tire. I crashed onto my left shoulder and lay tangled in the bike in the center of approaching traffic. The lady barely was able to stop in time. I have a triangular scar on to remind me. The shoe wasn't damaged, nor the bike. But since I bleed rather easily, I lost a lot of blood, soaked my t-shirt. :lol: I will try the rest of the puzzle, I was at it last night, but a storm hit and I had to scram off the computer! You didn't really mess up, DC, you just needed to specify what you wanted the reader to figure out. As I said, it was a great mystery! If that was your first, whew! You shall far surpass me, I assure you! :nod: :)

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Funny, but the worse bicycle wreck I ever had was caused by something similar. I had been to work, (I worked at a high school in the summers as a janitorial handyman during my high school years), and had been given a new pair of Nikes I found while cleaning out the guys dressing room. We were poor, so I wasn't going to pass up that deal! When I left for home, I tied the shoes securely to the handlebars of my ten-speed. They worked loose, and one went into the front tire. I crashed onto my left shoulder and lay tangled in the bike in the center of approaching traffic. The lady barely was able to stop in time. I have a triangular scar on to remind me. The shoe wasn't damaged, nor the bike. But since I bleed rather easily, I lost a lot of blood, soaked my t-shirt. :lol: I will try the rest of the puzzle, I was at it last night, but a storm hit and I had to scram off the computer! You didn't really mess up, DC, you just needed to specify what you wanted the reader to figure out. As I said, it was a great mystery! If that was your first, whew! You shall far surpass me, I assure you! :nod: :)

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Wow, I'm glad your ok, that must've been something. The worsest thing that's happened to me in a bicycle was when I was try to learn how to ride down inclines. I was going down a hill, and then freaked out and I just went on... there was a road at the bottom of the hill and I got freaked out afterwards and just couldn't stop. Luckly, no one was passing by and I didn't fall of or anything. My family was there to, since they were teaching me, and made sure there wasn't a car passing by or anything, so... I was going to be ok, but that was my scariest moment in a bicycle. Later afterwards though, my friend fell while skating on that very same hill (there was a bit of a road at the top, so I think she fell and scraped her knee or something with the floor) and well, being worried of my friend I just simply rode the bike down the hill perfectly... x) she is so smart. Anyhow, a couple of weeks ago I was riding a bike, and my shoes weren't fully tied, I didn't really pay much attention so they untied and got caught on the pedal. It was really hard to stop(with my shoe being caught on the pedal and all) so I tried to get to a safe place (which obviously made the shoe get caught a bit more) and once there, my other leg was free so I leaned to my right and try to balance, and with my hands I untangled the shoe lace, then got off the bike and tied it. Even though, that is no where near as horrible as yours, I'm glad your ok, that must've been something, such experiences keep reminding me of Final Destination.

Unfortunely for Luke here, he isn't so lucky. Perhaps I could specify a bit more in the dream, I just didn't want to give too much. In the same way I make food I'm afraid of adding too much of something (like to much salt or sugar) so sometimes I end up with too little of something. In this case it was fear of giving too much information I guess. Perhaps I should work on that, and try to specify a bit more, I just hope I don't take the extreme and specify too much :lol:. As for surpassing you, nah, you're too good to be surpassed. :)

Well I guess I'll just say the answer since it's been a day (or two) since the last post. Alright, here's how it goes... (and yeah I probably need to specify, but I'll get better, I know I will):

-Over the night, it was cloudy, but then it rained, which cleared up the sky.
-That little baby accidently unties Luke's shoes
-While stopping at the next plaza, the aunt gets a cup of coffee... or something like that. Then she gets a refill to take while on the road.

Putting that together, the road is slippery, Luke's aunt reaches for the cup at the cup holder but it spills, causing her to look down, and at the same time Luke's shoes get caught on the pedal. You do the math.

Police Lineup for a Shadow by Jonathan Blade

When Henry Arnaud exited the cab in front of the exclusive 5th Avenue apartment complex, Ace Detective Joe Cardona greeted him.

“Thank you for coming, sir. I wasn’t sure you would be at The Cobalt Club at this hour.”

“Where is Acting Police Commissioner Wainwright Barth? Shouldn’t he be in charge here?” Arnaud’s tone was sharp, but there was a secret spark in his eyes.

“I, well, I’m acting on a hunch, Mr. Arnaud. Barth, well, he ain’t Commissioner Weston. I realize that if we are caught, I could loose my job.”

“What has happened here?”

Joe consulted his notes. “Reginald Fearnleah, resident of 603, was discovered shot between the eyes on the floor of his apartment around 11:30 PM. He was an investor, a silent partner in many men’s clothing stores, including Brooks Brothers of 5th Avenue. We do have a witness, of sorts. An elderly gentleman in the building across the street, one Tavish Cawley, saw the shadow of a slender man, arm extended as if to fire a weapon on the lighted window blind in that apartment, but he thinks it was closer to 10:00 PM. The coroner’s preliminary report places the time of death somewhere close to 9:00 PM.”

“And your problem is exactly what, Cardona?” Arnaud tried to sound exasperated, but The Shadow was keenly interested.

“Only four men would have cause to want Fearnleah dead. The first is Fletcher Delmar, a former partner, who felt Fearnleah cheated him. He is in the insurance business now, and left last night for Chicago. Luigi Orlando, a former bodyguard with a hot temper, who felt he was unfairly dismissed. He works for a limo service, and his logbook checks out OK. Fearnleah’s sole heir, his nephew, Axel Valerius is at Oxford. And Brooks Brothers owner Cowin Odell, not a great fan of his silent partner, was doing remodeling at his store into late hours all week. He’s quite a handyman. They are all too big to cast that shadow and they all have alibis.”

“You must sign in and out of that building, correct?” Arnaud asked.

“Yeah. I thought of that. Since Fearnleah’s death is placed at 9:00 PM, I ran a check back to 7:00 PM. See for yourself.”

The eyes of The Shadow burned as he scanned the list:

7:15 PM Residents, 604 out for the evening.
7:30 PM Two repairmen with toolbox on a handcart arrive to fix No. 6 elevator. Larger man signs for firm of Cartwright & Manning.
8:00 PM Resident, 430 checks in.
8:15 PM Resident 503 Checks in.
8:45 Visitor for resident, 303. Signs name Jeremy Applethorne
9:00 PM Resident, 501, a doctor, out on emergency call.
9:37 PM Applethorne checks out.
10:45 PM Cartwright & Manning check out. Elevator now serviceable.
11:30 PM Residents 604 check in and discover resident 603 dead. Police contacted.
11:45 PM Police arrive

Arnaud looked up. “Have the doorman come out here, please.”

“Now, look, I dinnae like being taken from me job. ‘Tis niver a McQuaid ever shirked duty, and Fallon will no be the first!”

“Calm yourself, Mr. McQuaid. I have a question about Mr. Manning? What was he like?” Arnaud asked.

“Faith, sir, he fair gave me the shivers, that one did. Ye’d think him made o’ wood for aught he did. Cigarette burning in the corner of his mouth, but divil the breath of it I saw him take! He talked right enough, but his lips dinnae move. And he niver let go o’ that cart. Ye’d think the big man were pulling it and him!

“It’s down the hall they goes and back they comes w’ him leaning on that cart! He were gone for a spell, for I made so bold as to slip down there whilst they were workin’. The door of the cage were closed and all, but ye could heard tools bang and them talkin’.

“As they left Manning raises an arm in fare-thee-well, be it were so unnatural, I were glad to see them gone!”

“Cardona, I recommend you go back over your list of suspects, treating everything you’re heard as truth. And be sure to bear in mind the odd antics of Mr. Manning.”

The Shadow hailed a cab and vanished into the night on a breath of sardonic laughter…

SO, REMEMBERING THAT EVERYTHING SAID IS TRUE, WHO IS GUILTY AND HOW DID THEY MANAGE IT?

well he must have been dead at that point obviously

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well he must have been dead at that point obviously

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Who, Mr. Manning? We are investigating the death of Mr. Fearnleah! Don't get sidetracked on that particular clue. We know Fearnleah was dead at 9:00 PM. Cartwright & Manning check out at 10:45 PM, so certainly Fearnleah was dead at that point by testimony of the police coroner. Dig a little deeper. ;)

Oh, come now! Use the process of elimination to rid yourself of who has the compleately unbreakable alibis. Use the sign in book to see who went in and came out and ask yourself this? You know none of them could have cast the shadow on the blind themselves, they were too big. But did someone enter who was the size of a suspect? If so, how could he have rigged the shadow on the blind? Who was his accomplice in the crime. and did they come in or were they already there? How could he get an accomplice on such short notice who would do everything as asked? The Shadow knows... http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/figuren/e010.gif

Is the shade with his arm extended just a red herring?