All accusation sheets must be submitted before this is opened. Host opens after the final accusation round.
Vikram Desai had spent the day assembling a case against his most trusted junior partner. Reena had been ghostwriting legal arguments for Sharma & Partners — the opposing counsel in a live case — and had separately forged his signature to divert ₹18 lakh from a client settlement into an account she controlled. He called her at 7:45 PM and again at 8:28 PM. The second call was the final summons.
During the confrontation in Room 1401, Reena picked up the glass paperweight from Vikram's desk and struck him once from behind. She repositioned the body near the bookshelf, scattered the desk papers to simulate a fall, removed the paperweight, and walked out at 9:18 PM — telling the security guard she was "just finishing up."
She told police she had left at 8:00 PM. Her keycard, the CCTV, and her own taxi app proved otherwise.
| Category | Max Points |
|---|---|
| Correct killer identified | 50 |
| Correct motive stated (forgery + Bar Council violation) | 25 |
| Correct method (blunt instrument, staged fall) | 15 |
| Keycard/CCTV timeline gap cited as evidence | 15 |
| Taxi booking discrepancy identified (E16) | 10 |
| Financial forgery chain reconstructed (E08 → E14 → E15) | 15 |
| Each red herring correctly identified and cleared | 10 each (max 30) |
| TOTAL | 160 |