Who Sat Together

The case file

Four members of the jury filed into the box, seats 1 to 4, left to right. A sketch artist's notes list four facts about who sat near whom. Which two people sat right next to each other?

The rule: Each person sat in exactly one seat, and each seat held exactly one person. All four facts are true.

The clues

1. Tom Beck sat somewhere between Dana Wren and Tessa Quinn.
2. Dana Wren sat somewhere between Tessa Quinn and Silas Reed.
3. Tom Beck sat right next to Tessa Quinn.
4. Tom Beck sat somewhere between Silas Reed and Tessa Quinn.

Who did it?

1. Tom Beck and Silas Reed
2. Tom Beck and Dana Wren
3. Silas Reed and Tessa Quinn
4. Dana Wren and Tessa Quinn

The verdict

Tom Beck and Dana Wren

Only Tom Beck and Dana Wren are neighbors in every seating that fits the facts. Not Tom Beck and Silas Reed: one arrangement fits every fact with them apart -- 1. Silas Reed, 2. Dana Wren, 3. Tom Beck, 4. Tessa Quinn. Not Silas Reed and Tessa Quinn: one arrangement fits every fact with them apart -- 1. Silas Reed, 2. Dana Wren, 3. Tom Beck, 4. Tessa Quinn. Not Dana Wren and Tessa Quinn: one arrangement fits every fact with them apart -- 1. Silas Reed, 2. Dana Wren, 3. Tom Beck, 4. Tessa Quinn.