Body of Evidence

When an infamous Chef is found dead on the eve of his restaurant’s grand reopening, Thornhill P.D. needs your help to crack the case! Your story begins as all good mysteries do - with a question: What happened to Christain LeClair?

Co-workers, colleagues, and even the competition become suspects in this culinary conundrum. Who’s responsible for LeClair’s demise, and what was their motivation? The evidence lies within and without as you examine the events that unfolded at the fine dining establishment La Promesse, then head over to the coroner's office to analyze the victims' remains. Uncover the facts to exonerate the innocent, and implicate the guilty.

Once you're on the payroll, you'll receive four files containing everything you need to solve the case—well, almost everything. Head to the Coroner's Office and unpack a paper-craft cadaver that will unfold on the slab before you (a kitchen table, breakfast bar, or even the floor will make a great substitute). The Coroner’s Handbook will guide you through the steps of the autopsy, while witness statements, crime scene photos, newspaper clippings, and plenty of circumstantial evidence will help you track down the killer.

While a paper cadaver is certainly less horrifying than the real thing, the lightly gruesome and ever murderous nature of this mystery means that you’ll probably want to keep younger sleuths away from the coroner’s office. Those of the teenage tenacity and older may be able to stomach the contents of… well, the victim’s stomach, or rather their whole body. Investigate your way through a series of elementary puzzles in order to aid in your investigation. Your primary focus will be on the deductive mystery itself: figuring out whodunnit, how they did it, and why?

On average, an actual autopsy takes about two to four hours to perform. Convenient then that the entirety of Body of Evidence - Best Served Cold should take about the same. While you won’t need to spend as much time cutting into this cadaver as an actual coroner would, you’ll find there’s quite a bit of deductive detective work that needs your astute attention. Of course detective, we know you’re quite busy so the Thornhill Police Department has conveniently split the contents of this case into three files creating natural breaks in case you need a fresh cup of coffee or a bit of time off.