Murder Mystery- Clue 4 [Hint on page 7 :)]

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Introduction


Good day, Detective. You have been assigned a new mission. Two days back, a murder took place in King's Palace Hotel at approximately 0100. Your mission is to find the culprit. In order to do this you will have to solve a series of codes and ciphers. The level of the codes will increase, however hints that our special cyber scientists have found shall help you. I, Agent Schizenheimer am your head, and after cracking each code you'll report back to me. If you have any queries you can notify me by PM.

Make sure to PM me your solutions or you'll be immediately fired and brainwashed! Not to scare you off, detective but you have been warned.

Good luck in your mission,

B.Schiz

F o r e w o r d

She sat in front of her dressing mirror, combing her sleek black hair. A stranger looked back at her. This was not her. It couldn't be. The bags under her eyes and creases forming around her lips made the lady look much older than she was. Her eyes holding only sorrow, pain and anguish. She also saw something else, a tiny little speck that wasn't visible unless one looked deeply. She leaned forward to get a better look, to make sure she wasn't seeing things. No, it was definitely there. She saw a tiny little flicker of optimism hiding in the midst of her terror.

She saw the lady's lips were bruised and swollen, she unconsciously touched her own. They were rough, unlike hers. Her lips were soft and supple. As pink as a rose. As blessed as a prayer. As loved as God's gifts bestowed upon mankind. The ladies lips were worn, dull and bloody.

Studying the lady more, she decided she was an attractive woman. She had an eerie appeal. With her long dark hair, and sharp features the lady was a striking one. Not the everyday beauties you see. No, not the type that would catch a stranger's eye, she was diverse. Her skin was pale, paler than humanly possible. Almost, ethereal.

Her gaze travelled lower to the ladies neck. It was long and slender. She turned her head a bit, to see if she could get a better view. There was a mark on the ladies neck. She felt something at the pit of her stomach, her conscience and rationality told her to turn away and forget everything, but something kept her drawn to the lady in front of her. She was in a trance. The lady reached for the hook on the back of her dress and took it off. She threw the dress on her bed and returned back to her stool.

She looked at the woman once more. She had quite a voluptuous figure for her petite frame. But she was tainted. Like muddy footmarks on an expanse of pure white snow, or a shrivelled up rose amidst of a fine bouquet. The lady was tainted.

The lady was also marked. Unlike her, she was pure and wholesome.

The moonlight streamed in, illuminating the dark room. The lady's naked body seemed to glow. She reached out to touch her, her beauty was mesmerising.

The cold breeze pricked her skin, so she got up and walked to the window. She looked up to see a sky full of stars. Once, such nights were filled with ecstasy and immense pleasure. And now, screams of agony and torment. The thoughts made her shudder and close her eyes in fear. She held the crucifix around her neck and said a silent prayer.

Her last prayer.




Table of Contents

1. Note

2. Suspects

3. Interviews (hints)

4. Leader board

5. Clues

6. Answers

7. Story (Will be revealed at the end)


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Posted: 13 years ago
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Note

Hello everyone, I, Boogleton Schiz am here once again with a new game. So all fellow nerds gather up and put on your thinking cap.

Okay so what inspired me to make this post? Well a few years ago when I was still in Secondary I used to do the 'Cipher' challenge, almost every year. And I loved doing them. I'm a total computer nerd, and I love breaking codes, they've always interested me. Well the Cipher challenge has once again commenced and my younger cousin asked me to him so it got me thinking.

This forum is filled with a bunch of nerds, so come on get thinking.

Make sure you PM me with your answers or you'll automatically be disqualified.

You'll have three days to crack each code. Make sure the code is CAPITOL letters. You'll be marked on accuracy and speed. You can check the leader board to see your rank.

You can check for hints on the first page to help you.

You can discuss on here but do NOT give out spoilers or you'll be immediately disqualified.

Resources to help you:-

http://www.cipher.maths.soton.ac.uk/TeachersPack.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3631835/Programming_for_Cryptologists_101.pdf

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Leader Board

1. -Nirvana-

2.-Sookie-

3.Hedgemedha

4.Sia221

5. bhakbhartifan

6. Redfox

7. ivre

8.Yash21

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Interviews (hints)

Hint 1

Detective,

We have interviewed some colleagues of Maan Singh Khurana, to help you with your case.

'He is known to have quite a quick temper. Not only is he short tempered he in known to be a very ruthless business man. He doesn't care for others interest or profit. He is also quite selfish. A few months ago he laid his eyes on the victim and was smitten. From our sources we've also found out he is forming and alliance with her father. Some mysterious behaviour has been reported, for the last couple of months he has rarely been coming to the office. Also, he was alleged to be having an affair with a staff member from Kings Palace hotel. '

The hotel manager confirmed that Maan Singh Khurana has been visiting his hotel every weekend, booking only 2030, the same floor where the victim was killed.

The merger between Kapoor and co, and Khurana Hotels took place a few days before the suspicious behaviour. And the victim and he betrothed a few days later.

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Suspects

Geet Handa-

A maid working in King's Palace. Of medium height, approximately 5'5".

She has dark hair.

She doesn't wear glasses.

Fair skinned

She was working her night shift, cleaning the particular floor of the victim's room.

Maan Singh Khurana-

The victim's fiance.

A tall, well built man.

Fair skinned

Does not wear glasses

Reported by colleagues to a have a quick temper

Checked in to visit the victim at 2300, checked out 0000

Nakool-

A butler working King's palace.

A mature man, with white hair.

He is around 5"

He doesn't wear glasses.

He was the last one to leave the victim's room.

Devender Rajvardhan

Victims father

Tall

Wears glasses

Aged man of around 50

Grey haired

Reported by family and media to have had a fallout with his daughter

Savitri Rajvardhan

Victims step-mother

A middle aged woman in her late thirties

Reddish Auburn hair

Checked in at 2100 and left at 2237

A former drug addict, and arrested for prostitution in 1998

A petite woman not over 5'3"

Yash Singh

Victim's ex-husband

A business man, a rival of Maan Singh Khurana

Light brown hair

Wears specs

Arrested for domestic violence in 2003 by the victim

Naintara Rathod

Friend of Victim

Reported Fall out

Red hair long hair

A tall woman of approximately 5'10"

Business woman

Checked in 1700 and left at 1800

Arjun Singh Rathod

Brother of NT Rathod

Arrested in 2008 for stalking the victim

Pictures, videos, hairs and item's belonging to the victim found in his room

Staying in the same hotel few says after the victim checked in

Tall

Dark hair, dyed blue

A scar below his left eye

Wears glasses

Laila Kaur


Relation to Victim unknown

Approximately 5'11"

Light blonde hair

Visited at 1300 left at 1500

A worker at the bank


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Clue 1

Detective,

This is your first clue. An extract from the victim's personal diary. She has seemed to use cipher codes to disguise her message and your first mission is to crack it. This is a simple cipher.

This link may help you with your work:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_cipher

Good luck!

NOKB NSKBI, KBTEX GKC YXMO KQKSX CDKBDON CDKVUSXQ WO. PSBCD S LOVSOFON SD GKC SXPKDEKDSYX DRKD GYEVN GOKB YPP LED SD RKC QYDDOX GYBCO. S DRSXU S WKI BOZYBD RSW DY DRO ZYVSMO LED GYEVN DRKD LO DYY OHDBOWO. DRSXQC KBOXD QYSXQ DY GOVV LODGOOX WO KXN IKCR OSDROB. RO RKC CDKBDON MYWSXQ RYWO VKDO KXN VOKFSXP PYB LECSXOCC DBSZC XOKBVI OFOBI GOOU. RO SC XYD DRO CKWO IYEXQ MYVVOQO LYI S POVV SX VYFO GSDR. RO RKC LOOX VYCD CYWGROBO KWSNCD YEB ROMDSM CMRONEVOC. S WSCC RSW. S BOKVVI NY. GOVV S QEOCC SX CEMR K MYWZODSDSFO GYBVN YXO XOONC DY ZKI KDDOXDSYX DY YXOC TYL KXN LECSXOCC DY CEBFSFO. KPDOB RSC MYWZKXI CEPPOBON K VYCC VKCD IOKB DRSXQC RKFO QYXO RKIGSBO. GSDR NOLDC TECD ZSVSXQ EZ S EXNOBCDKXN RSC CDBOCC. RYGOFOB DRKD NYOCX'D XYD OHZVKSX DRO NBSXUSXQ. SP DRSXQC MKBBI YX VSUO DRSC SW CEBO YEB BOVKDSYX GYX'D VKCD. S POKB DRO GYBCO. RO SC KVCY QODDSXQ WKXI MKVVC KXN WOCCKQOC GRSMR RO SC DBISXQ DY RSNO PBYW WO. S RKFO DY QY XYG, RO SC RYWO.


Clue 2

Detective,

Today morning we received this anonymous letter. This may help us with our investigation. Our cyber-team has worked out the cipher has been blocked into chunks. Remember punctuation counts, spaces don't!

NYVENR CBZEXU FNEKYV TFIIZU FIJ,ZJ RNRWZI XLIVIV KIVRKZ EXWIFD IFFDKN FKYFLJ REUREU KNVEKP KNF.KY VJYRUF NNRJWR ZICPCR IXVREU SLCBP, SLKZGI VJLDVK YRKNRJ SVTRLJ VFWKYV TCFKYV J.NYVK YVIKYV JYRUFN NRJWVD RCVFID RCV,VJ TRGVJD PBEFNC RXV.YF NVMVIK YVJYRU FNCVWK DLUUPU FFKDRI BJFEKY VTRIGV KVUWCF FI.KYV JZQVFW KYVWFF KGIZEK JNVIVH LZKVCR IXV.ZR CJFJFR WVNJKI REUJFW URIBYR ZIFEKY VXIFLE U.REFE PDFLJ.


Clue 3


Detective, an anonymous source sent on this note found in the staff locker room of Kings Palace hotel.

Our cyber the writer of this note seems to be quite weak at cryptography. However she has taken out certain letters to push you off track.

HVOH PZCCRM PWHQV. GV VOG UCHHB JFMHVWBU HVOH GV QCIZR DCGGWPZM KOBH. HV ZCCYG, HV TOA, HV TCFHIBS. OBR ZOGHZM GV VOG GHCZB HV CB HVWBU HVOH FWUVHTIZZM PZCBUG HC A. AM AOOB. V WG CBZM AWBS OBR BC CB QOB HOY VWA TFCA A, BCH JB HVOH KVCF. GVS RCGB'H JB UWJ HV GVWH OPCIH VWA; OZZ GV KOBHG WG HC P HVS ZRF ROIUVHSF WB ZOK CT HV YVIFOBOG. W VOFR GV'G GHWZZ GZDWBU OFCIBR KWHV VF L. VCK ROF GV HFM OBR HOY AM AOOB. W YBCK V ZCJG A, OBR CBZM A. V GHWZZ QCAG HC AH A JFM KYBR. W QOBH KOWH TCF HVWF AOFFWOUS GC VS USHG OZZ HVS DFCDSFHM WB VSF BOAS OBR HVSB KS QOB TWBOZZM PS HCUSHVSF KWHVCIH OBM GVOAS. PIH W RCBH QOFS TCF HVS ACBSM, OZZ W KOBH WG HC PS KWHV VWA. W VOJS BC ACFS DOHWSBHG; W'ZZ USH FWR CT VSF.



Clue 4...

Detective, today morning we received this anonymous recording of a phone call dated around a month back. The cipher seems to be quite heavily coded.


Y TamS rocM;LMS cOT aX UMc oS ojj raFSF. tUM OF SUM amjH UOmTcomrM, aAFScPrSOmL nM Xcan orUOMVOmL nH MmSOcM UPFAomT'F CMojSU. dUM amjH cMoFam Y noccOMT SUM ajT nom CoF Saa aASoOm UOF CMojSU, APS SUoS LOcj OF Om nH CoH. Y SUaPLUS ojj UOF cOrUMF CaPjT AMranM nOmM oXSMc aPc noccOoLM APS OmFSoT UM UomTMT OS aVMc Sa UOF ToPLUSMc. dUM amjH CoH Y'jj aASoOm OS OF AH LMSSOmL cOT aX UMc. tUM mMMTF Sa La omT XoFS. IMF, oclPm Y PmTMcFSomT, FUM'F AMOmL cMjPrSomS. Wa Ta maS CaccH SUM qajOrM Cam'S XOmT aPS omHSUOmL. ZMMq am FSojZOmL UMc, XOmT aPS MVMcH TMSoOj aX UMc jOXM. SUMm LMS cOT aX UMc, FUM CamS AM mMMTMT omH nacM.

Edited by Boogleton.Schiz - 13 years ago
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C l u e 1...
DEAR DIARY, ARJUN WAS ONCE AGAIN STARTED STALKING ME. FIRST I BELIEVED IT WAS INFATUATION THAT WOULD WEAR OFF BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I THINK I MAY REPORT HIM TO THE POLICE BUT WOULD THAT BE TOO EXTREME. THINGS ARENT GOING TO WELL BETWEEN ME AND YASH EITHER. HE HAS STARTED COMING HOME LATE AND LEAVINF FOR BUSINESS TRIPS NEARLY EVERY WEEK. HE IS NOT THE SAME YOUNG COLLEGE BOY I FELL IN LOVE WITH. HE HAS BEEN LOST SOMWHERE AMIDST OUR HECTIC SCHEDULES. I MISS HIM. I REALLY DO. WELL I GUESS IN SUCH A COMPETITIVE WORLD ONE NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO ONES JOB AND BUSINESS TO SURVIVE. AFTER HIS COMPANY SUFFERED A LOSS LAST YEAR THINGS HAVE GONE HAYWIRE. WITH DEBTS JUST PILING UP I UNDERSTAND HIS STRESS. HOWEVER THAT DOESN'T NOT EXPLAIN THE DRINKING. IF THINGS CARRY ON LIKE THIS IM SURE OUR RELATION WON'T LAST. I FEAR THE WORSE. HE IS ALSO GETTING MANY CALLS AND MESSAGES WHICH HE IS TRYING TO HIDE FROM ME. I HAVE TO GO NOW, HE IS HOME.

C l u e 2...
WHEN WALKING DOWN THE CORRIDORS, I SAW A FIRGURE RETREATING FROM ROOM TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO. THE SHADOW WAS FAIRLY LARGE AND BULKY, BUT I PRESUME THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CLOTHES. WHETHER THE SHADOW WAS FEMALE OR MALE, ESCAPES MY KNOWLAGE. HOWEVER THE SHADOW LEFT MUDDY DOOTMARKS ON THE CARPETED FLOOR. THE SIZE OF THE FOOTPRINTS WERE QUITE LARGE. I ALSO SO A FEW STRANDS OF DARK HAIR ON THE GROUND. ANONYMOUS.



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This is so much fun Boogles. I haven't worked on cryptography besides using Base64 for some internal licensing purposes.

Will see how much I can translate this learning to programming!

S
Edited by -Sookie- - 13 years ago
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Originally posted by: -Saruu-

Right So What Do I Do?


You crack the first code and PM me the answer.
You have 3 days BTW.
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interesting ...

thnx 4 d pm ...

continue soon ...

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