Chapter 2 of 10
Mr. Speece inspects the night position like an auditor. The chair, the lamp, the pencil tray, the headset on its hook: the night set, Marion's own, older than the others and immaculate. The leather headband is shaped to one head. The earpieces are worn to bright metal, and worn evenly, both sides. He asks Chief Operator Gantry what it means, and gets a lecture. A snoop lifts one earpiece and drops it when the supervisor turns: one-sided wear, every chief knows the look. Both ears worn to metal means hours with the full set seated, for years: the posture of an operator holding a connection. Whatever the night girl does in the small hours, Gantry says, handing the set back, she does it with both ears, openly. Snoops sip. That headset has been drinking deep.
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About this case
A chapter of The Night Operator, a mystery told in word searches. Each chapter leaves you one clue; the finale needs them all.
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How a mystery chapter works
- 1Read the scene first.Every chapter opens with a scene from the case. The word list is drawn from it, and so is the clue.
- 2Find the words.Tap a word's first letter, then tap along to its last, or press and drag. Found words color themselves in and cross off the list.
- 3One listed word is not in the grid.Find the other nine and the word left over is the chapter's clue. Note it down, or let the case page keep it for you.
- 4The finale needs every clue.The last puzzle's word list is the clues you collected, and once you find them all, the leftover letters spell out who did it, and why.