Eternally Checked-In



Stage One Round One

Summary
Mr. and Ms. Turnip were checked into the Drop Dead Inn. At 6:26 AM, Ms. Turnip left the hotel 'to eat breakfast', as she claimed. Mr. Turnip was found dead at 7:30 AM by the cleaner. The door was locked from the inside when the crime was discovered.

Solution
Mr. Turnip wanted to smoke, but the room was non-smoking. After unsuccessfully trying to break the fire alarm, he decided to use his rubber parka to keep the smoke from reaching it — accidentally killing himself from smoke asphyxiation. Ms. Turnip, in a drunken stupor, woke up without realizing he'd died, grabbed the coat, and headed out the door. The coat rack fell after she left, hitting the bolt and locking the door behind her, creating a 'locked room murder' entirely by accident.