Case 0006 · October 21, 2026

The Lift at the Speicherstadt

Red brick, black water, a hundred-year-old lift. Twenty-five minutes nobody can explain.

Tonight's case — free to play Difficulty: ●●●○○

The briefing

Heinrich Albers ran his carpet import firm from the fifth floor of an old red-brick warehouse in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, where the only way up besides the stairs is a creaking goods lift. On Wednesday night, at 19:55, the lift fell from the top floor with Heinrich inside.

The rest of the briefing is waiting in the case file.

The victim

Heinrich Albers, age 66Carpet importerHeinrich's grandfather stored coffee in the same warehouse. Heinrich filled it with carpets instead and knew every bale by touch. He refused to take the stairs and rode the old goods lift up and down several times a day.

The suspects

Katrin AlbersManaging director · Daughter
Jens PetersenWarehouse foreman · Employee for thirty-one years
Sabine WolffBookkeeper · Employee
Matthias KrügerCarpet dealer · Business partner

How to play this case

DifficultyMedium (3/5)
The suspects4
TimeAbout ten minutes

4 suspects and 12 pieces of evidence wait in the file. Sweep your flashlight across the scene, listen to every voiced statement and pin what doesn't add up. You have three accusations to name the killer, the method and the motive; after that, the morning paper tells the whole story.

About this case

Case 0006, “The Lift at the Speicherstadt”, opened on October 21, 2026. Difficulty: Medium (3/5). It puts 4 suspects and 12 pieces of evidence in front of you, all connected to Heinrich Albers. Like every Midnight Casebook file, it is a fair puzzle: there is no trick ending and no outside knowledge needed — everything that points to the answer is somewhere in the scene, the evidence or the statements.

Questions about this case

Is “The Lift at the Speicherstadt” free to play?

Yes. It is tonight's case, so it is free for everyone until the next case opens at midnight. Play it in your browser or in the iPhone or Android app — no account needed to start.

How hard is this case?

Difficulty: Medium (3/5). Difficulty follows the week: Monday's case is the gentlest, Friday's and Saturday's are the toughest, and most players close a daily case in about ten minutes.

What if I get stuck?

Hints open one at a time: the first points to evidence worth a closer look, the second to a contradiction, the third explains one part of the puzzle. Free players get one hint per case, plus an extra one on hard cases during their first seven solves; Casebook Pro unlocks all three. Each hint costs 10 points and each wrong accusation 20, but time never counts against you.

Do I need to download anything?

No. The case plays in any modern browser at midnightcasebook.com/play, and there are also iPhone and Android apps. Sign in with Apple or Google when you want to keep your streak, scores and badges on every device.