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The pin number is 9 digits long…and this string of random words has 9 words…
Are there any pieces of evidence where all these words appear?
Once you have figured out a letter that corresponds to each word, you may need to convert those letters to digits.
Maybe there's a tool hidden amongst all the evidence that can help with that?
146544255
Why does the author of the cipher call it a "chess puzzle," when the interview seems to have nothing to do with chess?
Search for hidden words in the interview text that could correspond to numerical values.
The first word is pawn, and pawns are worth one point in chess…
HAD A FUN TIME LAST NIGHT
HEY, YOU ARE PRETTY SMART, POKER BOY!
DATE NIGHT…I WIN, I PICK. YOU WIN, WE CAN TRY THAT PIZZA PLACE YOU WERE RAVING ABOUT…MOZZARELLAFELLAS?
Somewhere, one of the witnesses may have mentioned Jake's favorite genre of movie…
Halloween
Favorite restaurant? Have any restaurants well-liked by Jake been mentioned in any of the other puzzles?
Outs? What are those? Is that some kind of poker term?
V-man can win with three of a kind or a higher two pair, but he will lose if another 8 or 9 comes on the board.
As for Chardonnay, he needs a flush. As for prayer moments, Jake is a pretty good player, so there aren't many of those, though everyone makes at least one mistake from time to time…
MozzarellaFellas198
Is there anyone whose alibi doesn't make sense? Who couldn't have been where they said they were?
Look for a couple of pieces of evidence that hold the key: an interview with someone who knows the hotel layout quite well; an interviewer with the killer themselves; and a photograph in a text message to Jake. Becca's text message to Jake may contain a useful clue.