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The Unraveled Seating Chart

# Wedding

At a high-society country wedding, the meticulously planned seating chart is sabotaged, exposing a web of bitter rivalries and secret alliances. The investigation must untangle which guest's desperate bid for social survival accidentally created a perfect alibi for a true crime of passion.

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Mid-20th century technology: mechanical typewriters, rotary dial telephones, mechanical door locks with brass keys, handwritten ledgers, physical mail, Polaroid cameras, analog clock systems, and manual intercom tubes in large houses.

Suspects Manifest (6)

Edward Ashworth — Heir to a dwindling estate, currently maintaining the facade of a gentleman of leisure through carefully managed appearances.
Millicent Prescott — Elderly matriarch of the Prescott family, arbitress of taste and propriety.
Gerald Finch — Stockbroker with a respectable veneer, attending the wedding as part of his client's social circle.
Rupert Cavendish — Aspiring poet and best man from an old but financially strained family.
Eleanor Vance — Manor librarian and archivist, responsible for records and historical documents.
Vivienne Lace — Glamorous nightclub singer and former lover of the groom, attending as a guest of the bride's family.

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