Heads-up: A death by poisoning (prescription sedative in a drink), discussed but never shown, Blackmail using screenshots of a private chat, A hidden job loss and family money worries, Misuse of a family member's prescription medicine.
Dhaka (Dhanmondi) · present day
Juta Churi
Find the nagra. Then find the killer.
- 6-10 players
- about 1.9 hrs
- Easy
$4.99
one price for the whole party · about $0.5 a guest at 10
The night
- Dhanmondi, Dhaka
- Present day
- 20:41
Tk 50,000 for the shoes. Nobody can price the truth.
WhenLate December, 19:00: the groom's party reaches the gate.
WhereSatmasjid Road, Dhanmondi: the nagra vanishes at 19:40.
What went wrong20:41: one borhani, no ice, extra lebu. 20:50: silence.
Up to 10 guests. Every one had a reason. Most involve money.
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Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi, on a Friday in late December. A community centre glows with fairy lights, a traffic jam idles outside, and at least one cousin has not slept since the holud. At 19:00 the bride's side blocks the gate with a ribbon and a price list.
Rafsan, the groom's best friend and negotiator, talks the gate fee down to Tk 3,000. At 19:40 the groom's nagra vanishes from under the stage sofa. The shoe squad wants Tk 50,000 by bKash. At 20:41 he downs his borhani, no ice, extra lebu; at 20:50 he stops mid-sentence.
By 21:40 he is dead: a heavy dose of a prescription sedative. A Sub-Inspector from Dhanmondi Thana has closed the gate. The squad swears each of its three members moved the nagra once, yet nobody will say where it is. Everyone here had a reason, mostly money.
The suspects
Trust no one
Lamia Haque
The Squad Treasurer
The bride's cousin. Squad treasurer who checks the bKash balance every 90 seconds, just in case.
Motive
Rival squad treasurer who stood to gain every taka of the ransom on her bKash
Rokeya Begum (Boro Khala)
The Headmistress Referee
The bride's Boro Khala. Holds the ransom envelope and the final word on everything else.
Motive
Referee of his haggle, the bride's Boro Khala, who stood to lose face
Tanvir Hasan
The Story-Every-Two-Minutes Friend
The groom's friend. Has filmed every samosa tonight and refuses to end his live story.
Motive
Groom's college friend and filmer who stood to gain views from every haggling clip
Kamal Uddin
The Roast Historian
The caterer. Swears his jorda is famous across Old Dhaka. Please do not ask for receipts.
Motive
Caterer serving his borhani who stood to lose a reputation built on 400 biye nights
Sumaiya Islam
The Neutral Choreographer
The bride's best friend. Came to dance, stayed to run a side business near the gifts.
Motive
Bride's best friend at the gift table who stood to lose the bride's happy night
Habibur Rahman (Habib Mama)
The Ever-Present Mama
The groom's Mama. Promised his sister he would not leave the hall all night. Bold promise.
Motive
Groom's Mama who stood to gain insurance clients from every guest in the hall
Mithila Chowdhury
The Ledger-Keeper Sister
The groom's sister. Holds the family's ransom budget and a long list of people who owe her.
Motive
Groom's sister and budget keeper who stood to lose Tk 20,000 at the ransom table
Arif Chowdhury
The Barefoot Groom
The groom. Barefoot on his own stage, and very quiet about where his friends' money went.
Motive
Best friend since college who stood to lose his wedding shoes to the ransom
Rumman Ahmed
The Two-Percent Runner
The bride's cousin. The squad's runner, fastest legs in Dhanmondi, weakest willpower near a bKash notification.
Motive
Rival squad runner who stood to gain a cousin's share of the ransom money
Nusrat Jahan
The Shoe Squad Negotiator
The bride's cousin. Haggles a shoe ransom like a garments buyer closing a Christmas order.
Motive
Rival negotiator and squad leader who stood to gain Tk 50,000 for the shoes
Swipe for more, tap Motive to see why each one is a suspect. Every guest gets one of these characters.