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Introduction to
An Inky Lead
elcome to An Inky Lead, a questioned determine if any are potential forgeries. Ink from
documents lab in the Mystery of Lyle these receipts will then be analyzed using thin layer
Wand Louise. A brutal murder case is chromatography to determine if any information
unfolding in a small Appalachian town. Already was added after their initial creation. Armed with
the case spans two crime scenes and five people the information from their experiments, students
are dead. Two of the victims were found in a cabin must then form a hypothesis about the creation
on Tumbling Water Land Development Co. land and alteration of the receipts.
and are believed to be two of the owners of the
company. The third owner, John Gretzky, has come Once the lab results have been analyzed, students
under suspicion due to his close ties to the victims may conduct a mock trial to hold a suspect
and a suspicious bite mark on his arm. As a result, accountable for their actions.
the investigation has expanded to TWLDC offices.
Teacher’s notes can be found at the beginning of
In this lab, students will learn about handwriting the manual and copies may be freely made of all
features and examine the handwriting on a number materials for your students.
of receipts found on John Gretzky’s desk to
4 THE MYSTERY OF LYLE AND LOUISE
