The Final Service
A night of service at the exclusive restaurant Atelier Croft concludes with the sudden collapse of a prominent guest. The ensuing investigation scrutinizes digital logs, physical inventory, and the contradictory accounts of a staff united by professional ambition and private pressures.
Initial Crime Scene
The scent of seared foie gras and ozone from the digital kitchen display system (KDS) hangs in the heated air. The rhythmic clatter of stainless-steel pans provides a constant, percussive backdrop. Three visual anchors dominate: the scrolling green text of the KDS, the polished marble pass smeared with a faint sauce streak, and the cold, reflected glow of the wine cellar's digital temperature log.
Crime Scene Environment
The sandbox operates under harsh, direct halogen lighting that creates stark shadows and hard highlights. The ambient humidity is high, carrying the weight of steam and human exertion, while the temperature fluctuates between the chilled cellar zones and the heated kitchen core. Acoustic density is layered and chaotic, composed of overlapping digital chimes, shouted orders, and the dense, absorptive hum of ventilation systems.
Investigation Constraints
Smartphones for social media, digital reservation systems, CCTV with limited retention, encrypted staff communication apps, digital kitchen display systems (KDS) for orders, wine cellar inventory software with temperature logs, electronic payment terminals, voice memos.
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