Nosy #13 answer

The case: An absent apple pie

Sylvie Puddle at the tea pavilion, carrying the white envelope.

It was put somewhere cooler while the pastry settled. The leaves are still splendid.

The show pie has disappeared before anyone could admire its pastry leaves. The empty plate offers no explanation.

A reliable witness saw the person carrying the white envelope take it away.

The complete arrangement

• Dora Gable: bell tower · string bag
• Sylvie Puddle: tea pavilion · white envelope
• Beryl Kettleby: parish porch · green bucket
• Hector Nibbs: allotment gate · yellow gloves

The clues

1. Dora Gable was one stop after Beryl Kettleby on the village trail.
2. Dora Gable is not the person at the parish porch.
3. The person at the bell tower is either the person carrying the white envelope or the person carrying the string bag (one only).
4. Dora Gable is not the person carrying the green bucket.
5. The person at the tea pavilion is the person carrying the white envelope.
6. Hector Nibbs is either the person carrying the string bag or the person carrying the yellow gloves (one only).

Opening deductions

1. Clue 1: Dora Gable was one stop after Beryl Kettleby on the village trail. With one of each per person, Dora Gable / tea pavilion is ruled out.
2. Clue 2: Dora Gable is not the person at the parish porch. With one of each per person, Dora Gable / parish porch is ruled out.
3. Clue 4: Dora Gable is not the person carrying the green bucket. With one of each per person, Dora Gable / green bucket is ruled out.
4. Clue 5: The person at the tea pavilion is the person carrying the white envelope. With one of each per person, Dora Gable / white envelope is ruled out.
5. Clue 6: Hector Nibbs is either the person carrying the string bag or the person carrying the yellow gloves (one only). With one of each per person, Dora Gable / string bag is a match.
6. Clue 3: The person at the bell tower is either the person carrying the white envelope or the person carrying the string bag (one only). With one of each per person, Dora Gable / bell tower is a match.

Every clue is necessary for the unique complete arrangement. The witness statement identifies which person moved the missing object.