A detained mystery writer dies in a locked containment cell. An investigator assembles testimony, inventories, and manuscripts to determine what happened.
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01 / Field notes
Read it as a mystery
The opening preserves the central question; the clearance section then supplies the author’s background and the investigation. Follow the materials in sequence if you want to examine the clues before the solution. The title’s claim that a death is a murder belongs to the investigator’s argument, which she must demonstrate.
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03 / Caseboard
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04 / Source record
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An investigation into the death of SCP-5002 is ongoing. Further information in relation to SCP-5002, including records of the investigation
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EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-10-06T21:23:14.439Z · page revision: 3878, last edited: 30 Sep 2026 14:30
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