Cookies on the Couch: Investigation

The booklet says to place the Cookie Thief Detector over each suspect's mug shot. What do you notice upon doing so?

Each of the 4 holes on the bottom of the detector should reveal up to one object from the wanted poster. What might you do with this information?

Have you seen objects like these before?

Take another look at the ransom note.

How might a given object relate to the ransom note?

Each object makes up a different letter in the ransom note. What might you do next?

Take the letter corresponding to each object that the Cookie Thief Detector reveals. String them together and see what you notice.

Heads up: the next tip will reveal part of the solution.

Remember, if your Cookie Thief Detector is a laser cut wood piece, click here to see the correct sequence of tips.

You'll reveal the following letters from each suspect.

Suspect 1:

• I (matchstick)
• N (bobby pin)
• S (chain)
• P (pencil)

Suspect 2:

• E (paper clip)
• C (domino)
• T (screw)
• N (bobby pin)

Suspect 3:

• E (paper clip)
• W (string)
• S (chain)
• P (pencil)

Suspect 4:

• H (puzzle piece)
• O (scrunchie)
• T (screw)
• O (scrunchie)

Putting those letters together, you get the message INSPECT NEWS PHOTO. What might you do next?

Try using the Cookie Thief Detector on the image on the front page of The Daily Crumb newspaper.

If you line up the Cookie Thief Detector just right, the large circle reveals the couch, and the four circles at the bottom reveal the following:

• Screw
• Puzzle piece
• Matchstick
• Paper clip + crayon

What might you do next?

Match each of the objects revealed to a letter from the ransom note.

Heads up: the next tip will reveal the solution.

The objects revealed spell THIEF, revealing the couch as the cookie thief. Enter the word COUCH on this page to unlock one last activity for your date night.