Crawlable case record
Evidence from The Lighthouse Code
A lighthouse sent six automatic records during a fog bank. Order them to identify the signal that came from shore, not sea.
Logged events
- Fog alarm startsVisibility drops below threshold.
- Radio carrier appearsA narrow signal reaches the receiver.
- Lamp switches patternThe beam changes to warning mode.
- Generator transfersBackup power takes the load.
- Harbor bell repliesA coded bell sequence is detected.
- Channel clearsThe carrier vanishes.
Exact clues
- The harbor bell replied fifth.
- The lamp change and the clear channel were three positions apart.
- The fog alarm began before backup power transferred.
- The radio carrier appeared before the lamp changed.
- The radio carrier and the clear channel were four positions apart.
- The lamp changed before the harbor bell replied.
Read the closed-case resolution
The harbor bell replied only after the generator transfer, proving the earlier radio carrier originated on shore and triggered the lamp pattern.