□nvestigator□learnedthat□hegrouphadbee□f□□endsf□ryear□□butre□entlyt□er□hadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisag□ee□□nts□n□argu□en□sdur□ngthetripbegantosur□ace,□eadingau□horities□osp□□u□a□ewhethe□foulplaywasinvo□v□d.Eachmem□er□f□hegrouphada□i□ferents□or□tot□ll□an□t□□i□□□nsi□tenc□esin□h□i□acc□u□tsonlyadde□tothemysteryofth□missingn□ne.□> Investigatorslearnedt□att□egroupha□beenfri□ndsforyears,□u□□ecentlythereh□dbeentens□o□amongth□□.Ru□orso□di□agr□em□ntsa□dargu□entsd□ring□h□tripbe□anto□urfac□,□□adingauthorit□e□to□peculatew□e□he□f□ulplay□asinvolve□.Each□e□berofthegrouphadadiffere□□storytotell,an□theinc□nsistenc□esi□thei□ac□ountson□yaddedtothemysteryofthemissingni□e.□> In□estigator□learnedthatth□gro□□h□dbeenf□ie□dsf□ryea□s,but□ece□tlyther□hadbeentensi□namon□□hem.Rumorso□□isagreeme□t□and□rgumentsdur□□gthetrip□eg□□t□surface□leadingaut□orit□estosp□culat□whetherfoulplayw□si□v□lved.□achmemberofthegrouphadadifferen□stor□tote□l,and□heinconsistenc□e□□nth□iraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofth□□is□ingnine. Investigatorslearnedthatthegro□ph□dbe□nfriendsf□ryear□□b□trecentlytherehadbeenten□io□amongthem.Rumorsof□isagr□ementsandarg□me□t□du□i□gthetripb□ganto□u□fa□e,lea□ingaut□oritiest□speculat□whetherf□ulplaywasinvo□ved□Eachmembe□ofthegrouphad□diff□ren□sto□ytotell,andthe□nc□nsistenc□□s□ntheiracc□unts□n□y□ddedtot□emystery□f□□emiss□ngnine□ Inv□stig□t□rslea□ned□hatthegrouphadbee□friendsforyears,bu□□□cently□here□adbee□tensi□namongthem.R□mo□sofdis□□reemen□sa□dargument□duringt□etripbeg□□tos□□face,lea□inga□thoritie□tos□□culatewheth□r□oulp□aywas□nvolv□d.Eachm□m□□rofthegroup□adadi□f□rentstorytotel□□andtheinconsis□enciesintheira□co□ntsonlyadd□dtothem□□teryofthemi□s□ngnine.