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The Last Train to Oran

A night express stopped in a ravine. A sleeping car locked at both ends. Six passengers, one attendant, and a little dog that knew everyone.

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Investigation time
90–150 min
Players
1–6
Case type
Homicide
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DT-004Homicide

The Last Train to Oran

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The investigation

What lands on your desk

You are the consulting detective. On the night of 4 to 5 February 2026, the Algiers–Oran night express stopped in a ravine for six hours. In the morning, a lawyer was found stabbed in his compartment. Nobody could have entered or left the sleeping car: both its doors were locked. Open the evidence in any order. Statements contradict each other; people lie, and some lie about small things for innocent reasons. Two items are puzzles: the attendant’s locked locker , which opens with a four-digit code, and the lawyer’s blotting pad , which you read with a mirror. Use the notebook. When you are ready, file your accusation.

19 documents5 suspects

  • Police reports

    Official findings, timelines and first statements.

  • Witness statements

    What people saw — or say they saw.

  • Phone records

    Calls and messages, to the minute.

  • Financial records

    Accounts, receipts and money that moved.

  • Crime scene photos

    The scene as it was found. Look twice.

  • Maps

    Who was where, and how long it took to get there.

  • Forensic reports

    What the body and the evidence reveal.

  • Personal documents

    Letters, diaries and notes never meant to be read.

Persons of interest

  • Yasmina Benhadid

    Yasmina Benhadid

    34 · Daughter of the late Si Mokhtar

  • Hocine Tahar

    Hocine Tahar

    52 · Benhadid’s former business partner

  • Redouane Saidi

    Redouane Saidi

    29 · Journalist

  • Selma Haddad

    Selma Haddad

    31 · Zerrouki’s legal secretary

  • Ali Boukhari

    Ali Boukhari

    57 · Sleeping-car attendant

What you’ll need to solve

Three questions. One truth.

When you are ready, you file your accusation. Each answer must be backed by the evidence — then the full solution is revealed.

Accusation formDT-004
  1. 01

    Who did it?

    Name the culprit.

  2. 02

    Why?

    Find the motive.

  3. 03

    How?

    Explain the method.

Closed

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What if I get stuck?

In the Accuse tab, each question has a “Hint” button: it rules out one wrong answer (never the right one). Each hint costs 1 point from your final score. Before that, re-read the statements and fill in the notebook timeline: everything is in the file.

Is any of this real?

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