Case 0007 · October 22, 2026

Last Service at Le Petit Canut

Thirty years behind the same stove. One cold room door that would not open.

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

The briefing

Bernard Teyssier had run Le Petit Canut, a small bouchon on rue Saint-Jean in Vieux Lyon, for thirty years, and he always closed the kitchen himself. On a wet October night the last diners left before half past eleven.

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

The victim

Bernard Teyssier, age 63Chef and owner of a bouchonBernard cooked the old Lyon way: quenelles, saucisson brioché, praline tart. He was proud of his little cellar and wrote every order by hand in a fat order book on his office desk. A severe shellfish allergy meant that no shellfish ever came through his kitchen door.

The suspects

Mathilde TeyssierMaître d'hôtel · Daughter
Julien PerrinSous-chef · Employee
Lucien MercierDishwasher · Employee
Claire DumasWine merchant · Supplier

How to play this case

DifficultyHard (4/5)
The suspects4
TimeAbout ten minutes

4 suspects and 16 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 0007, “Last Service at Le Petit Canut”, opened on October 22, 2026. Difficulty: Hard (4/5). It puts 4 suspects and 16 pieces of evidence in front of you, all connected to Bernard Teyssier. 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 “Last Service at Le Petit Canut” 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: Hard (4/5). 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.