Illustrated whodunits
Five Suspects
Five suspects. One culprit. Every clue on screen.
Night 1 · Mon 5 Oct, 7 pm ET
The Champion in the Feed Shed
The Wenlow and District Agricultural Show, in a field behind the church. An August afternoon, 1952.
The first case premieres in
Missed a clue? Every case is built to be paused. Read the clues at your own speed, then make your accusation.
How to play
Two minutes to watch. As long as you like to solve.
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Watch
Each case is a two-minute short: the setting, the five suspects, the rules of the case and every clue.
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Pause and read
Every clue stays on screen and is counted, “Clue 4 of 10”, so you can stop, rewind and check.
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Accuse
Comment the number of the suspect you accuse, and the clue that convinced you.
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Check
The answer posts the next day at noon ET. The sharpest reasoning gets credited by name.
Night 1 · The Champion in the Feed Shed
Five suspects. One of them did it.
A champion rabbit vanishes from his pen an hour before judging and turns up shut in a shed, with red sawdust in his fur.
- 1Dilys Pryce
- 2Stefan Nowak
- 3Bridie Gallagher
- 4Dr. Kwame Boateng
- 5Harold Tuttle
The promise
Exactly one answer. You can prove it.
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Every clue is on screen
Nothing happens off camera. Each case also shows its ground rules, so you know what you can trust.
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The five are drawn alike
Same pose, same light, same frame, same time on screen. Nobody looks guilty by accident.
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Tested blind before it ships
AI solvers see exactly what you see, never the answer. If one can make a second suspect fit, the case is rewritten.
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No trick endings
The answer follows from the evidence you were shown, and the answer post walks through how.
Free printable
The Champion in the Feed Shed
August 1952, the Wenlow and District Agricultural Show.
A champion rabbit vanishes from his pen an hour before judging and turns up shut in a shed, with red sawdust in his fur.
An illustrated case file to print or read on screen, 11 pages: the setting, the five suspects, a floor plan, ten clues and an accusation sheet. The answer isn't in the file, so you can't peek by accident; it posts with the answer short the next day at noon ET.
The Big Case · opens Sunday 11 October
The Stolen Comet
Kestrel Fell Observatory, alone on a moorland hill. An October night, 1934. A new comet caught on a single glass plate, a week of cloud on the way, and a locked safe that held the only proof.
One deep case a week: 25 clues and three questions, a printable case file, a separate answer insert and the episode that sets the scene.
Coming Sundays
- The Lantern's Last NightSun 18 Oct
- The Kiln Gone ColdSun 25 Oct
- The Forfeit at ValcrozeSun 1 Nov
Membership
Founding Detective
For the first 200 members only. Your price stays put for as long as you stay a member.
$45a year
or $5 a month
- Every Big Case as it lands on Sunday: a deep case with 20-odd clues, more than one question, a printable case file and its episode.
- Every daily's case file, the day before it posts. Its answer joins it once the answer is public, the same moment as everyone else's.
- Your name in the credits of the Big Case episodes, from November.
- Your price stays at $5 a month, or $45 a year, for as long as you stay a member.
After the first 200: $8 a month or $69 a year. Cancel any time. Everything you've already downloaded is yours to keep.
Questions
Before you make your accusation
Is Five Suspects free?
Yes. Every case posts free as a short video, and its answer posts free the next day. The Big Case, a deeper weekly case with a printable file, costs $6, and Founding Detectives get every one.
Where do I watch?
On TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. New cases at 7 pm ET, answers at noon the next day.
Can I play with friends or a partner?
Please do. Watch together and argue it out before anyone comments, or print the case file and spread it across the table. Each case has exactly one culprit, so you can split the suspects between you and report back.
How do I know a case is fair?
Every case is built to have exactly one answer you can prove from its clues. Before it goes out, AI solvers that see exactly what you see, and never the answer, try to break it. If one can make a second suspect fit, the case is rewritten. The suspects are drawn from one template, so no picture points at anyone.
Do I need an account?
No. Watching and commenting are free. Join the Casebook if you want the free case file and our letter.
Who makes Five Suspects?
Five Suspects is made by Funbase, an independent studio. Made with AI tools: the illustrations are AI-generated, and AI agents draft and check each case. Every case is built to have exactly one answer you can prove from its clues.
Can I cancel a membership?
Any time. Everything you have already downloaded is yours to keep.
New cases at 7 pm ET. Answers at noon.