# The Crown of Éclairs

Case file PA-01. Paris, December 1992. A two-star chef unveils his Christmas masterpiece to the press. By evening he's dead, and someone in his kitchen is ready to confess.

- Players: 2–6
- Time: 120–240 minutes
- Difficulty: medium
- Age: 18+

On Tuesday 15 December 1992 Armand Delorme, chef of Le Fil d'Or, presented his Christmas showpiece to the Paris press and was found dead in his office that evening. His English widow cannot read the investigating judge's file, so her avocat has had it translated and sent to you. Read it for her, and tell her who must answer for her husband's death.

## What's in the file

- 3 envelopes, opened one at a time
- 27 papers: reports, letters, statements and photographs
- About 40 pages to print at home, on A4 or US Letter
- Hints and the full solution, read on screen

## Inside the envelopes

### Envelope 1: The Tasting

- Briefing letter
- Letters × 2
- Crime-scene photograph
- Police report
- Floor plan
- Map
- Contact sheet
- Witness statements
- Fax

### Envelope 2: Behind the Pass

- Medical report
- Police report
- Letters
- Coded notebook
- Witness statements × 2
- Logbook pages
- Torn paper to fit together
- Newspaper

### Envelope 3: The Sealed Reports

- Medical report
- Cut-out overlay
- Diary pages
- Receipts and tickets
- Photograph
- Logbook pages
- Witness statements
- Timeline sheet

Content: A food-allergy reaction and one death by poisoning, off the page, no gore; champagne and cigarettes

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