The Midnight File
Madrid, 1979. A journalist, an exclusive and a suicide that isn't one.
- Master
- 1–8 players
- 60–90 min
- Ages 18+
The story
Expert level. Incomplete information, lying witnesses and a single accusation. For adults.
Madrid, 14 March 1979. At 7:10 in the morning, the concierge at number 22 Calle del Pez finds Marcos Ferrer, aged 38, dead in the bathroom of his flat. The gas water heater is on and there are rolled-up towels under the door. The duty judge talks of suicide.
Ferrer had spent two years preparing “The Midnight File”, a report on an extortion ring inside the police itself. It was due out on Sunday. His notes and the tape with the recordings have disappeared.
Six people were with him or near him that night. Some are lying to protect themselves; one is lying because they killed him. Don't trust any statement without checking it. And choose carefully: there's only one accusation.
What awaits you
Mode
Deduction
Search places, question the suspects and piece together what happened. The accusation is put to a group vote.
Goal
Uncover: culprit, method, motive, and where the tape ended up.
Difficulty
Master
- A single hint per game
- A single accusation
On Enigma Oculto
Just released: no stats yet.
Content warnings
- A death staged as a suicide.
- Police corruption and threats. No explicit violence.
Characters
6 suspects. Listen to everyone: not everyone tells the truth.
- Marcos FerrerJournalist (the victim)Stubborn, meticulous, a pipe smoker. He wrote everything down in his diary.
- Clara BenetLawyer, his partnerShe handled the report's legal defence. They had been arguing a lot lately.
- Andrés MuroThe newspaper's editorHe wanted to delay publication. He was getting calls “from above”.
- Superintendent Ferrán OlmedoPolice officer, his contactHe passed information to Ferrer “to clean up the force”. He smokes Ducados.
- Nuria SalasCivil servant, anonymous sourceShe handed him the ministry documents. She's frightened.
- Santiago RoblesDownstairs neighbourA retired army officer. He complained about the noise of the typewriter.
- Iván OrtegaThe report's photographerHe took the photos of the secret meetings. He owed Ferrer money.
- RemediosConcierge at number 22She sees and hears everything from her lodge. She locks the street door at 23:00.
7 locations
Ferrer's flat (living room)
Bathroom
Entrance and concierge's lodge
“El Diario” newsroom
Police headquarters
Forensic Anatomy Institute
Bar Paco (on the corner)
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Hall of fame
Nobody has solved it yet.
Only the nicknames of those who allow it in their account appear.