You are a Private Detective living in Victorian London.


Crimes are common and you are frequently called upon to assist the policemen in Scotland Yard. You have been a Detective for a few years now and by combining hard work with intelligence you have had a few successes in uncovering the information that has enabled the Police to arrest wanted criminals. This has earned you a good Reputation but you must be careful not to lose it: if you do Scotland Yard will no longer trust you to help them.


One evening you are at home when Commissioner James Monro, an experienced Policeman, visits you.


"We would like your help again," he tells you. "A lunatic murderer called James Kelly escaped from

Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane ten days ago. My detectives have investigated and found no trace of him. Perhaps if you look into the case you might be able to find something?"

What do you do?

You search for the escaped killer

"I'll see what I can do," you tell Monro who nods.


"I'm glad you can help," he tells you. "I'll send a telegram to Dr Orange, the Superintendent at Broadmoor,  asking him to meet you tomorrow. He can tell you more about Kelly."


The next day you take a train out to the Asylum in the heart of the Berkshire countryside. A servant from the Hospital meets you at the station and takes in a horse and carriage through the sleepy village of Crowthorne and up to the gloomy and looming concrete walls of the Hospital. You are shown directly into Orange's office where the Doctor shakes your hand. He is a middle-aged profession with a no-nonsense manner.


"I got Commissioner Monro's telegram and I will be glad to help you in any way I can," he tells you. "We are all rather concerned here: James Kelly was one of our most clever patients and I believe him to be a real danger to the general public, especially women."


You nod and consider which questions to ask first.

You what is Kelly's criminal history?

"Five years ago Kelly stabbed his wife Sarah in the neck with a knife killing her,"  Dr Orange tells you. "He believed she was a prostitute who had infected him with a sexually transmitted disease. He surrendered at once to policemen and became very remorseful afterwards, claiming he was mad. At the trial he was originally sentenced to be executed but at an appeal he was found mentally unfit and sentenced to life imprisonment at this facility. During his time here Kelly has shown no violent tendencies and in fact displayed no signs of insanity whatsoever. I would say he was one of the cleverest patients we've ever had here."

You nod, considering what to ask next.

You say "How did Kelly escape your prison?"

"Kelly and another prisoner called George Shatten both play instruments in the Asylum's band," Dr Orange tells you. "On the evening Kelly escaped they went out into the garden where the band meet to practice. When the rest of the band joined them an hour later only Shatten was still there. When we searched him we found two keys that he and Kelly had carved made out of some metal they found in the asylum's garden. Kelly used this to let himself through a gate in the inner wall and afterwards climbed the six-foot high outer wall. He vanished without a trace but guards do report seeing a man called John Merritt near the Hospital during the day yesterday. He is an old friend of Kelly's and visits him occasionally."


You nod, considering your next question.