Found at: Manager’s Quarters (embedded near the body)
Appears to Implicate: Silas Reeve
A broken brass badge bearing an unfamiliar industrial mark.
Matches insignia carried by Iron Loom security liaisons
Could have been planted
The metal is softened by heat—unusual for an office
Found at: Blackwake Foundry Security Office
Appears to Implicate: Mara Vell
A handwritten correction overwriting patrol assignments for the night of the murder.
Ink is fresh
Changes create a 12-minute blind window
Correction authorized after the murder time
Found at: Blackwake Foundry – Equipment Room
Appears to Implicate: Jonrik Bale
Heavy-duty gloves with soot, oil, and traces of blood.
Blood is not the victim’s
Gloves are standard issue and widely shared
Stored somewhere Jonrik wouldn’t normally leave them
Found at: Blackwake Foundry – Storage Room
Appears to Implicate: Elira Thorne
A requisition for reinforced belts marked “emergency replacement.”
Signed using the victim’s authorization stamp
Time-stamped during the murder window
Used to cover unauthorized valve swaps
Found at: Blackwake Foundry Yard
Appears to Implicate: Multiple Suspects
A master valve key not issued to workers.
Cut matches Gearcross-standard keys
Allows silent pressure rerouting
Suggests outside coordination
Found at: Iron Loom Complex – Water Well
Appears to Implicate: Silas Reeve or Mara Vell
A medical tin used for steam burns.
Issued only to security personnel
Matches hand injuries treated post-murder
Fingerprints partially smudged, intentionally wiped
Found at: Iron Loom Complex – Smelting Zone
Appears to Implicate: Iron Loom Operations
A reinforced belt segment weakened along stress points.
Designed to fail under specific pressure
Same model installed near the murder site
Indicates premeditation, not rage
Found at: Manager’s Quarters Fireplace
Appears to Implicate: Everyone
Charred notes referencing “pressure routing,” “forecast windows,” and “authorization above foundry level.”
Not written in official language
Mentions Crownrise data tables
Suggests the victim knew too much
Found at: Blackwake Foundry – Outhouse
Appears to Implicate: The Pressure Union
Chalk symbols used by workers to mark Watch movements.
One symbol marks the night of the murder
Could indicate coordination—or warning
Also copied incorrectly, implying imitation
Found at: Shift Bell Control (linked via Gearcross logs)
Appears to Implicate: The System
The foundry bell rang 40 seconds late that night.
Too small to notice publicly
Enough to desync patrol routes
No local authorization recorded