Stage 4 of Twelve — Lock 4 · The Treble Clef Lock

The Wrong Note

This door is twelvenotes.music, one of the twelve doors of the test hunt. The trunk itself waits at test.tenwordcipher.com.

Test build. No account is needed at the doors. This page holds exactly one clue; solving it reveals the key word for Lock 4. Carry the word back to the trunk and type it at Lock 4 to turn the lock.

[ The Bill ]

"Count for me." It was the act's whole safety net: twelve notes, counted true, while the water rose. Bessie counted from the wings and never once let the ladder slip. Tonight the ladder is yours — and somewhere on it, one rung is lying.

[ The Clue ]

Press [Play the Ladder] and listen as twelve notes climb in order. One rung lies. Tap the rung you believe is lying. If you prefer eyes to ears, switch to [Read the Names]: the rungs show their note names, and the liar's name breaks the climb.

Twelve notes climb a plain ladder and one of them lies — the franchise's signature puzzle, in miniature.

[ Hint ]

The liar is not at either end of the ladder. Ladders lie in the middle, where nobody thinks to listen.