Season 1 — The City After Midnight · Episode #18 · 2026-09-25
The Rotary Press
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM · 4 suspects · 25 questions
The Rotary PressThe cold open
The roar of the four-story rotary press shakes the iron floorboards of the Adler Printworks as rain drums relentlessly against the blackened skylights. In the grease-streaked shadows beneath the spinning rollers of Press Three, Cyprian Adler lies sprawled across fresh newsprint, two close-range bullet wounds piercing his silk waistcoat.
The victim
Cyprian Adler, 52, independent newspaper publisher and rotary press owner
The lineup
- Anselm Drake
- Sybil MacIntyre
- Orlo Castaneda
- Benton Cross
No spoilers on this page. The culprit and the motive only come out when you accuse.