SOLUTIONS

Mystery at Marni Manor # 1

Daina Peacock; with the Candlestick; in the Lounge.

Daina had the Knife from the start, since she picked it up in the Kitchen, then never got rid of
it. We know she had the Candlestick, after she discovered Nick in the Library and killed him for
it. She never traded this off either; which makes her the only guest with two weapons. Another
way of solving it was realizing the fact that both Nick and Ann were unconscious; Yoru was
immobile in the Ball Room; Ken was unconscious; and Kendra only had one weapon, the Rope.

The room deduction is simpler: the Lounge was the first room Marni had entered after leaving the
Conservatory: via a secret passage.

Luckily for Marni, however, Daina had forgotten to blow the Candlestick out before trying to use
it, and Daina burnt her hand, causing her to drop it and fall unconscious. Marni pushed her off 
just as the lights came back on, at which point Ann and Nick were found lying together, naked 
and unconscious, in the Conservatory.

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Mystery at Marni Manor # 2

KEN in the BALL ROOM with the KNIFE

Probably the most difficult element of this mystery is the weapon that the murderer used. Ken is 
obviously the guest that's left, since during the struggle Yoru steals his weapon and he steals 
it back. The Ball Room is the scene of the crime. However, the weapon is sort of trickier to deduce.

We know that during the croquet game, Yoru steals a blunt weapon from Nick. We know Marni has the 
Candlestick, so it has to be either the Wrench or the Lead Pipe. No more clues about this weapon are 
dropped again until Nick ties Ann up and steals the Wrench from her. Ann had the Wrench, Marni had 
the Candlestick, therefore the weapon Yoru stole from Nick during the croquet game must have been the 
Lead Pipe.

Also during the croquet game, Kendra steals the Rope from Daina. Kendra still has the Rope when she 
faints in the Ball Room (no one ever steals it from her), so for the duration of the story it remains 
inactive. Meanwhile, Daina steals the Lead Pipe from Yoru during the movie, then Ken takes it from 
Daina when he locks her in the cellar.

When Ann and Marni are tied up in Ball Room, Nick has the Wrench (from Ann), the Candlestick (from 
Marni), and the Revolver (from himself). Kendra has the Rope in her purse. The Lead Pipe (from Yoru->
Daina->Ken) at some point falls under the grand piano. The only weapon left is the Knife, which Ken 
has from the start.

Fortunately for Marni, Ken trips over Nick's body on his way over to her (because he can't see) and 
falls unconscious. Marni faints just because. The next morning, everyone wakes up, and does not 
remember what happened the night before, but they all have huge headaches.

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Mystery at Marni Manor # 3

YORU with the ROPE in the BALL ROOM

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Mystery at Yates Manor # 4

DAINA, in the BALL ROOM, with the LEAD PIPE.

Daina is the only one with just one blunt weapon.  Mike has the Wrench and Candlestick.  The other weapons 
are as follows: Ann, none; Ken, Gun; Yoru, Knife; Laurissa, Rope.