Records Don't Lie
Case date: September 27, 2026
A cash box goes missing from a concession stand between 5:00 and 5:25 PM. Four people were nearby that evening. One of the earliest daily cases and a clean entry point to the format.
Notable Objection! cases: the ones worth replaying
Objection! publishes a new logic puzzle every day. Below are eight past cases worth replaying: four alibi-breakers and four timeline reconstructions, each with a link to its full case page.
Alibi-breakers
Four suspects, one crime, two hard findings per suspect. Every finding comes from a verified record: a keycard log, a camera, a toll receipt, a parking record, a phone ping, a shift log. Exactly one suspect's story contradicts the evidence. Find the contradiction.
Caught on Camera
Case date: October 2, 2026
A laptop is swiped from a library cubicle between 5:15 and 5:35 PM. The after-hours motion sensor fired. Cross-checks keycard and camera records against what each suspect claims.
The Timestamp Trap
Case date: October 6, 2026
Another cash box theft at the concession stand, this time between 6:30 and 6:55 PM. The name says it: one suspect's alibi rests on a timestamp that doesn't hold.
The Contradiction
Case date: October 9, 2026
A car is broken into in the lot between 6:00 and 6:30 PM after the floodlight motion sensor trips. The evidence doesn't point at one suspect; it takes apart one story.
Timeline reconstructions
A stack of verified log events, out of order. Reconstruct what happened first (or last) by chaining timestamps. No testimony, no opinions, just records.
The Night Log
Case date: September 28, 2026
Someone entered the downtown office after hours. The earliest timeline case in the archive. The question is simple: what happened first?
The Logbook
Case date: October 4, 2026
Same downtown office, same verified logs, reversed question: what happened last? Forces you to anchor the chain from the end instead of the start.
The Entry Log
Case date: October 7, 2026
Another after-hours entry. The last event in the sequence is the one the logs pin down most firmly, which changes how you attack the puzzle.
After the Alarm
Case date: October 10, 2026
A warehouse break-in overnight. New location, same mechanic: every finding comes from a verified log, and the order has to be rebuilt from scratch.
Play them
A new case publishes every morning. Today's case is on the Objection! page, and every past case is in the archive. Answers are hidden on the day a case publishes and revealed after.
Last updated October 12, 2026