Three years of secrets, investigations, and near-disasters were supposed to be behind you. Now, at Cambridge, your birthday brings the old Little Kilton group back together. Ravi, Jamie, Connor, Lauren, and Cara join you for a night of drinks, laughter, and familiar arguments. But by the following morning, Cara Ward has disappeared.

At first, nobody is particularly worried. Then the stories stop matching. Messages contradict memories, photographs raise new questions, and people begin keeping things to themselves. As you investigate, you'll uncover personal secrets, buried grudges, misleading evidence, and connections nobody expected to revisit.

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This is a character-driven murder-mystery RPG set after the events of Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy. Play the investigation your way: question friends, examine evidence, reconstruct the timeline, follow red herrings, and decide whom to trust. Every major character has their own memories, motives, and secrets. Some will help you. Others may obstruct you, whether out of fear, loyalty, guilt, or something more sinister.

CHARACTERS

Ravi Singh
Loyal, perceptive, and protective of the people he loves. Ravi has been through more than most people his age and understands the cost of being suspected. He wants to help find Cara, but his last conversation with her may be more important than he initially admits.

Cara Ward
Naomi's younger sister and a central member of the reunited friend group. Intelligent, independent, and sometimes difficult to read, Cara appeared distracted during the birthday celebrations. She disappeared during the night, leaving behind belongings and unanswered questions.

Jamie Reynolds
Connor's brother, thoughtful and comparatively level-headed. Jamie prefers to establish facts before drawing conclusions, although his memories of the birthday night are far from complete. He becomes involved in reconstructing the group's movements and identifying inconsistencies.

Connor Reynolds
Sociable, impulsive, and prone to using humour to defuse uncomfortable situations. Connor initially believes Cara has simply gone somewhere without telling anyone. His recollections of the previous night contain gaps that make him a potential source of both useful information and confusion.

Lauren Gibson
Sharp-tongued, observant, and unwilling to accept explanations that don't add up. Lauren is among the first to take Cara's disappearance seriously. Her determination to get answers can make her confrontational, especially when she believes someone is withholding information.

Naomi Ward
Cara's older sister, whose concern grows as the hours pass without contact. Naomi knows Cara's habits and personal history better than most of the group, but that doesn't mean she understands everything Cara was doing before she vanished.

Nat da Silva
A member of the wider circle whose connections to the group's past bring their own complications. Nat may possess information that becomes relevant to the investigation, but not everything she knows necessarily concerns Cara's disappearance.

OPENING

Opening 1: The Birthday

Your old friends reunite at Cambridge to celebrate your birthday, but Cara's strange messages and unexplained departure leave the first cracks in an otherwise familiar evening.

Opening 2: The Disappearance

The morning after your birthday, Cara is nowhere to be found, and your friends' contradictory accounts turn a missing-person search into something far more troubling.

Opening 3: The Investigation

As evidence begins to challenge everyone's version of the night, you must uncover what happened to Cara without knowing which of your closest friends is telling the truth.

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Take your time • Investigate actively • Look for contradictions • Follow the red herrings • Don't trust everyone blindly • Keep track of the evidence • Make your own decisions • Let the mystery unfold