Theft

What we know about the theft of The Receda Cube has changed a lot over the past year.

An older summary (which has been modified and squished about over time and at this point is all but useless) can be found here:

Theft-Archive

The current facts abut the theft as we know them are thus:

4 people -- Bernardo Holyoke, Monica Grand, V, and C -- were hired to steal the cube. However they never actually touched it. Someone else had already taken it. According to the Viard Album Secret Message, it was The Third Power. How Viard knows this is anyone's guess.

The current running belief is that the V, a member of the third power, hired people around him (C, Q, and K) to run a decoy theft. That is, while he knows perfectly well the cube has been stolen by his own organization, he setup some other people to take the fall. And now, as those people are starting to talk, V is having them all killed.

Hard facts we know:

• The cube was stolen during the annual Founder's Ball at the Academy.
• Violet Kiteway told her father she was sick that night and could not attend.
• According to Kurt's friend, stealing the cube would require 2 people from the academy who knew what they were doing.
• It was stolen sometime before 2AM.
• A number of people have threatened to steal the cube in the past.

Puzzle card 146 deals with The Founder's Ball, and the theft. Facts we can attain from this card are:

• Attendees of the ball were asked to arrive at Gatehouse 1, in Taversen Square.
• Attendees were to meet at 7:38, PM.
• The card contained UV printing, which reads:

  Electric splash
  BB, 21 to 24
  4: C, V, K, Q
  20, V to 24

Also note: The Founder's Ball is, in particular, set to honor the Grand Champion of the PCAG. Thus, Ryan Cahill would have been the man of honour at that time.