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Net 30

Investigate a $148,600 misdirected payment by searching the approver’s laptop for the message, calendar, and browser trail.

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Net 30

A detective case inside one laptop

Net 30 begins at the Recovery Desk with a specific loss: Holloway Mechanical sent $148,600 on October 22, but supplier Crestline Supply says it never received the money. The laptop belongs to the person who approved the wire, so the whole investigation happens through the familiar apps on that machine.

The desktop is small enough to understand at a glance, with a case brief, Mail, Messages, Calendar, and Browser. Opening an item reveals evidence without leaving the fiction for a separate puzzle interface.

Build a timeline, not a pile of clues

The useful work is cross-checking. The first unread email says Crestline never changed banks even though the payment was sent to new details. Other apps can show who was available, what was requested, and whether a routine-looking message agrees with the wider timeline.

Read the case brief before exploring and keep the wire date nearby. Names, absences, follow-ups, and changes in tone become much easier to judge when they are attached to a day rather than remembered as isolated facts.

A compact case with room to pause

The creator estimates 30–45 minutes and says progress saves in the browser. That makes the game longer than a single riddle but short enough to finish as one focused investigation.

The opening does not hide its stakes or flood the screen with instructions. It gives a concrete financial problem, a believable set of workplace apps, and enough early contradiction to make the next click feel like a decision rather than busywork.

Guide

Read the case brief: Start with the client note so the amount, payment date, supplier, and laptop owner are fixed before you chase details
Open every app: Mail, Messages, Calendar, and Browser hold different parts of the same timeline; the useful clue is often a contradiction between two apps
Track names and dates: Keep the October 22 wire and the people around it in mind while comparing requests, absences, and follow-up messages
Separate sender from story: An email can look routine in isolation, so verify bank-change claims against conversations and context elsewhere on the laptop
Return when needed: Progress saves in the browser, making it safe to pause the 30–45 minute case and continue later on the same device

Creator's description

The case brief identified a $148,600 wire sent on October 22 to what Holloway Mechanical thought was Crestline Supply. The first unread email then said Crestline never changed banks, immediately turning an ordinary payment record into a timeline-and-identity investigation across the laptop’s apps.