▱The station ledgerThe 11:47 goods train passed Briar Lane without stopping.11:47 PM

◉A violet gloveFound beneath the library window. Dry, though the garden was soaked.12:18 AM

◎Miss Ada WrenClaims she read beside the fire from eleven until the alarm.11:00 PM–12:15 AM

▱Window latch sketchThe latch was broken outward. No mud marks appear on the sill.12:22 AM

◉The rain gaugeHeavy rain began at 11:51. Every path was soft by midnight.11:51 PM

✦The window was stagedAn intruder crossing the garden should have carried mud inside.

?Why no cinders?A goods train passed, yet the station coat bears fresh passenger-engine cinders.

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