A legendary auctioneer poisoned during a secret after-hours auction. Who among the art world elite is the killer?
Saturday, November 16th — Manhattan's Upper East Side, the gilded heart of the American art world. The building at 714 Madison Avenue is a five-story limestone townhouse that has housed Calloway & Associates Fine Art Auctioneers for thirty-one years. Edmund Calloway built his auction house into one of the most respected names in the industry — not as large as Christie's or Sotheby's, but more exclusive, more discreet, and far more willing to handle works with complicated histories. In the rarefied world of private sales, where provenance can be murky and discretion is worth more than expertise, Edmund Calloway was king.
4 people had the means, the motive, or the opportunity. Only one of them is the killer.
Work through the full case file the way a real detective would: read the police report, walk the crime scene, question every suspect, and study the evidence — including Poisoned Scotch Whisky, Burner Phone Text Messages, Curator's Authentication Report, Office Security Camera Footage, Cyanide Capsule Wrapper, Forged Provenance Documents. Cross-reference statements against the physical evidence, spot the contradictions, and build your theory before you make your one and only accusation.
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