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“Unlucky for some that you’re here, Hugo,” said the yacht’s captain.
“What’d you mean, my friend?”
“We’re in the middle of the ocean, you’re the world-famous detective, and here’s a body with one dozen stab wounds. You’ll solve it.”
“So, the deceased was CEO and the passengers were managers at MegaCorp. And since MegaCorp is bankrupt, the CEO indicted, and employees jobless, the twelve passengers make good suspects.”
The captain nodded.
“But so would someone who lost his savings—and yacht—investing in MegaCorp.”
“Hugo, there’s exactly twelve MegaCorp employees on board.”
“But they didn’t invite me on the cruise.”