5. The Cable Car Station

1. Step 1

   1. Eva was beside the telescope.
   2. Exactly one person was sitting on a bench or a chair.
   3. Guy was sitting on a bench, so he is that one person.
   4. So Eva can't be on the chair on B4.
   5. So, Eva is either on A5 or C5.

2. Step 2

   1. Column H needs someone, and H4 and H5 are its only free squares.
   2. Eva is blocking H5, so someone is on H4.
   3. So, someone is on H4.

3. Step 3

   1. Christine was alone with Eva, so she is on the Viewing Deck too.
   2. Eva is blocking row 5, and the H4 person is blocking row 4.
   3. So, Christine is either on A3, B3 or C3.

4. Step 4

   1. Guy was sitting on a bench.
   2. The H4 person is blocking the bench on D4+E4.
   3. So, Guy is either on C2 or D2.

5. Step 5

   1. Column G needs someone.
   2. Christine, the H4 person and Eva are blocking G3, G4 and G5.
   3. So, someone is on G6.

6. Step 6

   1. Column B needs someone.
   2. The H4 person is blocking B4, and the G6 person is blocking B6.
   3. B3 is in row 3, which is Christine's row.
   4. So, Christine is on B3.

7. Step 7

   1. Column A needs someone.
   2. Christine, the H4 person and the G6 person are blocking A3, A4 and A6.
   3. A5 is in Eva's row, so it is Eva.
   4. So, Eva is on A5.

8. Step 8

   1. Column F needs someone.
   2. Guy, Christine, the H4 person, Eva and the G6 person are blocking F2 to F6.
   3. So, someone is on F7.

9. Step 9

   1. Boris was beside either a bench or the counter.
   2. That means D1, D3, E5, D7 or E8.
   3. H4, G6 and F7 are not on that list, so Boris is not the person there.
   4. Christine, Eva and the F7 person are blocking D3, E5 and D7.
   5. So, Boris is either on D1 or E8.

10. Step 10

    1. Damian was in a corner of an area.
    2. H4, G6 and F7 are not corners, so Damian is in row 1 or row 8.
    3. That leaves him either E1, C8 or E8.
    4. If Damian were on E1, Boris would have no square.
    5. D1 would be in Damian's row, and E8 in his column.
    6. So Damian is in row 8, and Boris takes row 1, on D1.
    7. So, Boris is on D1.

11. Step 11

    1. Guy is either on C2 or D2, and Boris is blocking D2.
    2. So, Guy is on C2.

12. Step 12

    1. Damian is either on C8 or E8, and Guy is blocking C8.
    2. So, Damian is on E8.

13. Step 13

    1. We found that someone is on H4, G6 and F7.
    2. Everyone else is placed, so they are Abraham, Foster and Valdemar.
    3. G6 and F7 are both on the Platform.
    4. Abraham was alone in an area, so he is on H4, in the Gift Shop.
    5. So, Abraham is on H4.

14. Step 14

    1. Foster was beside a trash can.
    2. Of G6 and F7, only G6 is beside one, the trash can on H6.
    3. That leaves F7 for Valdemar.
    4. So, Foster is on G6.

15. The answer

    1. Valdemar was on F7, alone on the Platform with Foster.
    2. Foster is the murderer!

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