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Open Case File · DAILY-FLICKER-CUE

Flicker

Eindhoven, Netherlands. The final night of Light Week, which used an old pedestrian tunnel beneath the canal as an exhibition space. Hendrik Folman, a city-contracted facilities safety inspector, was found dead in the tunnel after all visitors had left, slumped against the wall. Cause of death was determined to be status epilepticus—a seizure that, once begun, did not stop on its own and continued for over fifteen minutes. Twenty-four minutes before discovery, the tunnel's lights flickered at a speed never used during the festival. Five people left their names in the tunnel and control room that night, and there is no way to narrow down which hand produced the input that created that speed except by interrogating them one by one.

Scene

active downtown light festival control room and exhibition tunnel beneath the canal · late autumn drizzle

5 suspects

  • Tessa BrouwerTessa BrouwerFestival audio/lighting dual operator (audio duty that night)Mid-thirties, counts off points with her fingers when explaining. States upfront when something is uncertain, and if interrupted, starts over from the beginning.
  • Joost DekkerJoost DekkerCity Facilities Management Department tunnel liaisonLate forties, first reaches for blueprints when asked questions. Long on equipment talk, short on people talk.
  • Jelle MuilderJelle MuilderNight control room lighting operatorLate thirties, answers only what is asked and nothing more. Responds precisely to questions about times and sequences, but pauses when asked why he did something.
  • Marijn KosterMarijn KosterFestival operations contractor field supervisorEarly fifties, leads with numbers and contract clauses. When contradicted, voice drops and sentences shorten.
  • Nina PostmaNina PostmaFestival night patrol/visitor guidance staffLate twenties, cautious speech, does not finish sentences. Tries hard to distinguish what she saw from what she heard.

Exhibits

  • Lighting console operation log

    Inputs to the lighting system that night are recorded in chronological order. The last input is before midnight.

  • Tunnel field control panel seal

    A single-use seal is on the panel door with a printed number.

  • Tunnel audio playlist

    Playback files are listed in order, and there are traces of the list being modified once that morning.

  • Final night shutdown log

    The log remains open with several bottom fields blank.

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Field Guide

One question = one turn. Examine the clues, shake statements with confrontations, question everyone, then accuse — there is no undo.

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