Black Stories II ~ Case 33: Cursed Vacation

[Dead Princess Sakana]

This one is better.

Why not have them all?

[Edible]

Mind if I step in for one, Sakana?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Mind if I step in for one, Sakana?

You mean you have a riddle you want to post? I don't mind at all, I'm rather happy to see that option used. Go right at it, and if it's not one I know, I might get to play myself for once~

I'll of course modify thread title and Detective's record as soon as the riddle is posted.

[Edible]

Now my dear players,
the next riddle will be brought to you not by me, but by Sir Edible.
For the duration of this riddle, he shall be the gamemaster
and answer your questions and theories.
Have fun, and who knows,
I might just join in on this one myself, as I do not know the solution to it~
-Sakana

Case 31: The Bank

A bank was robbed.  A bank teller was found dead.  The robbers were arrested.

[Pesco]

Was money stolen?

Any hostages at any stage of the entire process?

[axman36]

Were the robbers arrested at the bank?

Did the robbers kill the bank teller?

Is this a bank that stores money?

Was it the police who arrested the robbers?

Were the robbers arrested for the reason of robbing the bank?

[Edible]

Was money stolen?

Yes.

Any hostages at any stage of the entire process?

Depends on your definition of hostage.  Either everyone at the bank at the time of the robbery was, or no one was.

Were the robbers arrested at the bank?

No.

Did the robbers kill the bank teller?

No.

Is this a bank that stores money?

Yes.

Was it the police who arrested the robbers?

Yes.

Were the robbers arrested for the reason of robbing the bank?

Yes.

[axman36]

Did the bank teller kill himself?

Did the police kill the bank teller?

Did someone try to "be the hero" and ended up killing the bank teller?

Did the bank teller have something that happened to him which killed him? (Heart attack, stroke, etc.)

[Edible]

Did the bank teller kill himself?

No.

Did the police kill the bank teller?

No.

Did someone try to "be the hero" and ended up killing the bank teller?

No.

Did the bank teller have something that happened to him which killed him? (Heart attack, stroke, etc.)

The bank teller died from neither heart attack nor stroke.

[Pesco]

Were the robbers arrested during escape?

[Edible]

Were the robbers arrested during escape?

Rephrase statement regarding specifics of timeline defining "during escape," if you would.

[Pesco]

During escape:

Getting out of the bank?

Getting into their getaway transportation?

While moving from the crime scene to a hideout?

Entering their hideout?

In their hideout?

[Edible]

While moving from the crime scene to a hideout?

This will work.  Yes.

[E-Nazrin]

Did the bank teller die as a direct result of events during the robbery? From a physical wound? Disease? Poison?

[Edible]

Did the bank teller die as a direct result of events during the robbery?

No.

From a physical wound?

Yes.

Disease?  Poison?

No, and no.

[E-Nazrin]

Was the teller's wound inflicted before or after the robbery? As part of a cover-up afterward? An existing wound aggravated by actions during the robbery?

Was the wound an accident? An attack from someone else?

Is his death related to the robbery at all? Was he present for the robbery?

[Edible]

Was the teller's wound inflicted before or after the robbery?

Neither.

As part of a cover-up afterward?

No.

An existing wound aggravated by actions during the robbery?

No.

Was the wound an accident?

Yes.

An attack from someone else?

No.

Is his death related to the robbery at all?

Yes.

Was he present for the robbery?

No.

[Pesco]

Was the bank teller an accomplice?

[Edible]

Was the bank teller an accomplice?

No.

[E-Nazrin]

Random theory:

A bank was robbed on impulse when the lone teller that was supposed to be watching the building got into an accident (car crash?) and died. The robbers were later caught by the police thanks to the automated systems watching the bank.

OR

A band of robbers was stalking a bank teller to try and get his access codes at the bank. When he got into an accident and died, they looted the body for something giving them that information, and robbed the bank with it. They were caught by the police on the way back from the crime.

Was the teller at the bank? Was there anyone other than the robbers present at the bank during the robbery?

Did the robbers directly interact with the teller while was alive? After death?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was the robbery planned beforehand?

Was the teller working at the same bank that got robbed?

[Edible]

A bank was robbed on impulse when the lone teller that was supposed to be watching the building got into an accident (car crash?) and died. The robbers were later caught by the police thanks to the automated systems watching the bank.
A band of robbers was stalking a bank teller to try and get his access codes at the bank. When he got into an accident and died, they looted the body for something giving them that information, and robbed the bank with it. They were caught by the police on the way back from the crime.

Both of these statements are wrong.

Was the teller at the bank?

No.

Was there anyone other than the robbers present at the bank during the robbery?

Yes.

Did the robbers directly interact with the teller while was alive? After death?

No, and no.

Was the robbery planned beforehand?

Yes.

Was the teller working at the same bank that got robbed?

The teller worked at the bank, yes.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was the other person present:

-someone who worked at the bank?

-a bank customer?

-a security person?

Was it only one more person that was present?

[E-Nazrin]

Is how the robbers were caught relevant? Is how the teller died relevant? Is where the teller died relevant?

Was the teller in the bank during the robbery, even if he wasn't present for the robbery itself?

[Edible]

-someone who worked at the bank?

Yes.

-a bank customer?

Yes.

-a security person?

Nah.

Was it only one more person that was present?

Yes.

Is how the robbers were caught relevant?

Yes.

Is how the teller died relevant?

Yes.

Is where the teller died relevant?

Yes.

Was the teller in the bank during the robbery, even if he wasn't present for the robbery itself?

I believe I've already answered this - No.

[E-Nazrin]

I believe I've already answered this - No.

You have, but between the smile and the way I originally worded the question, I wanted to make sure it wasn't a semantics issue.

Likewise, did the robbers interact with the teller that died at all?

Were the police actively contacted by anyone present at the robbery? One of the robbers? One of the witnesses?

Was there an automated system that detected them? (Motion detectors, safe alarms, cameras)

Are the identities of the others present at the robbery relevant?

Was the robbery actively violent? Did anyone else die?

Are the details of how the money was acquired relevant?

[Edible]

Likewise, did the robbers interact with the teller that died at all?

No.

Were the police actively contacted by anyone present at the robbery? One of the robbers? One of the witnesses?

Yes, no, yes.

Was there an automated system that detected them? (Motion detectors, safe alarms, cameras)

Yes.

Are the identities of the others present at the robbery relevant?

No.

Was the robbery actively violent? Did anyone else die?

No, no.

Are the details of how the money was acquired relevant?

No.

[E-Nazrin]

Did one of the witnesses call the police? A (cell)phone call of another kind? A personal visit to the police station to report the crime?

Was the killed teller supposed to be at the bank when the robbery occurred? Was he related to how the crime was reported? Was the cause of his death related to the robbery?

[Edible]

Did one of the witnesses call the police? A (cell)phone call of another kind? A personal visit to the police station to report the crime?

Irrelevant, as the witnesses themselves were irrelevant.

Was the killed teller supposed to be at the bank when the robbery occurred?

No.

Was he related to how the crime was reported?

Reported by whom?

Was the cause of his death related to the robbery?

Yes.

[E-Nazrin]

Irrelevant, as the witnesses themselves were irrelevant.

Identity=/=Actions. But okay. Was their presence irrelevant?

Did the police come due to the crime being reported? Or was it a coincidence? Were they also investigating/doing something about the teller's death?