Adonis Parker
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Sep-4-2007 02:22
This was a weird weird one. I was using Pidgeot's Sleuth Helper.
1. I asked all for motive.
2. Checked alibis.
3. Researched.
4. One suspect immediately turned red, saying PE matched.
(Note that I have not checked PE yet, the Barber in this case)
5. Accused.
6. Correct.
What gives?
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Pidgeot
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Sep-4-2007 07:07
What likely happened in this case is that only two suspects were potential matches for the hair. You knew one of them had a fake alibi, and the other one was the person you got info on by researching (who you hadn't verified the alibi of).
Since a suspect cleared by research will never match any PE, the helper quickly deduced the remaining suspect had to match (as there couldn't be any unknown suspects at that time). Since he had a fake alibi, he was obviously guilty.
People rarely realize that these deductions are possible until after the helper makes them - assuming they realize it at all, rather than think it must be a bug.
There's also the possibility that only one person could match in the first place, but you hadn't confirmed that there weren't any more suspects left until AFTER this was determined. Currently, the helper only checks for these things when setting evidence relations, so such a thing can happen. In that event, it should pick up on it when they change (such as by research, or asking a townie).
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