WORKING CHRONOLOGY
The order is
part of the question.
Open an entry to see its source and what prevents it becoming a firm date.
Reported means someone says it happened. Unverified means the attribution lacks support. Disputed means sources conflict. Confirmed is limited to the observation stated, not the whole case.
9 entries
BEFORE / ORDER UNKNOWN · UNVERIFIEDThe amusement pier
A boy reports seeing Alice, then changes his account when someone approaches. No stable date or independent witness fixes this sighting.
Read the competing accounts →BEFORE / ORDER UNKNOWN · DISPUTEDA room without an entry
The cleaner recalls towels; the clerk denies a stay. The supplied register leaves 17 blank but its date and room count do not match a settled chronology.
Read the competing accounts →DAY 0 / PROPOSED ANCHOR · REPORTEDAlice does not return
The working sequence begins with the reported disappearance. April, June and July dates appear in the file. Day 0 is a reference point, not a verified calendar date.
Read the competing accounts →AFTER / DATE UNKNOWN · REPORTEDThe local search
Volunteers assemble. The recorded account describes assigned routes and places passed over. We cannot attach the operations sheet to a particular day.
Read the competing accounts →AFTER / DATE UNKNOWN · REPORTEDThe public briefing
Questions about the search receive answers about procedure and public safety. The order of the briefing and individual searches is not independently established.
Read the competing accounts →SEQUENCE UNSETTLED · CONFIRMEDA blank row survives
The supplied register visibly has an empty row for 17. Confirmed here means visible on this sheet; it does not authenticate the sheet or prove the room was unused.
Read the competing accounts →SUMMER / DATE DISPUTED · DISPUTEDThe festival proceeds
The photographs and clipping show a town celebrating. Their printed dates disagree. A festival image cannot date Alice’s disappearance.
Read the competing accounts →LATER / DATE UNKNOWN · UNVERIFIEDA car; a pump room
Later-filed photographs show a yellow car and an abandoned interior. No chain of dates connects either to Alice.
Read the competing accounts →END OF SUMMER / ACCOUNT · REPORTEDThe photograph goes back
The narrator leaves a picture where they found it. The official case remains open. The recording supplies an ending to the visit, not an answer.
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