Description

Amara Wine Bar, Fig Street. Sophie Callahan sat at Table 12 for over an hour, checking her phone, waiting for a match she'd been talking to for four months. He never showed. His messages stopped mid-sentence. Three days later, her sister reported her missing — her phone dead, her car still sitting in the parking lot.

The bar's owner has quietly brought you in — a personal favour, off the books, before this becomes a formal police matter. Somewhere between a dating app conversation, a torn watch strap found near her car, and a security camera that caught two figures in the dark, is what actually happened that night.

What you get: A full printable evidence packet — a wine bar receipt, a manager's statement, partial camera footage, personal messages — paired with a real digital gate into the dating app itself, unlockable only once you've found the right credentials hidden in the physical evidence.

Three people had real reasons to be involved that night, plus two more minor leads worth chasing down. Unmasking who was really behind the dating profile only answers half the question — it doesn't tell you who was actually in that parking lot, or why. You'll need to cross-reference alibis down to the minute before you can say who, what, and why with confidence.

• Format: Printable PDF evidence packet + web-based digital investigation
• Players: Solo, or gather a group — works well as a date night or a personal investigation with friends
• Typical solve time: 90–120 minutes for the core case
• Framing: A personal, discreet investigation — you're not police, just people asked to look into it quietly before it becomes official

Every detail — the timeline, the camera footage window, the messages — is built to hold up under real scrutiny. Nothing hands you the answer; everything has to be assembled.