Welcome, sleuth, to tonight's case.

Tonight we travel to Rome in 1494, where the streets of the Eternal City are alive with artists, merchants, pilgrims, priests, and some of the most powerful families in Christendom.

It is a city of magnificent churches, ambitious patrons, private rivalries, and carefully guarded reputations.

But beneath the grandeur of Renaissance Rome, not everything is quite as it appears.

A private disagreement.

A troubling discovery.

A secret kept behind closed doors.

And a final evening that leaves more questions than answers.

As the investigation moves through churches, workshops, palaces, and the crowded streets of the city, conflicting accounts begin to emerge.

Someone is withholding the truth.

Someone knows more than they are willing to admit.

And somewhere among questions of faith, loyalty, ambition, and reputation lies the reason someone was willing to kill.

By the time the pieces begin to come together, the investigation will uncover a side of the Eternal City that some would have preferred remained unseen.

Are you ready to catch the culprit?

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How to Play Along

As you listen, keep your ears sharp for clues—things people say, things they don't say, unusual objects, and strange coincidences.

I'll introduce you to the suspects, take you through the key locations, and guide you step-by-step through the events of the night.

Your mission? Decide who committed the murder and why.

You can jot down notes as we go—a scrap of paper will do.

But beware, there will be red herrings lurking in the shadows, ready to throw you off the scent.

When we reach the end, I'll give you a moment to lock in your guess... before revealing the truth.

Think you can outwit the culprit? Then let's begin...

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Music Attribution:

Jay Varton/Eye for Detail/courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Ethan Sloan/Wrench/courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Intro & Outro:

Luella Gren/ Midnight Wanderer /courtesy of Epidemic Sound

SFX Attribution:

All sound effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound

www.epidemicsound.com

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Created, written, and hosted by Carissa V.