I□ve□ti□at□□sl□arnedthatthegroup□adbe□nfrie□dsfor□ears,butrecentlythere□adbeentensi□n□mongt□em.Rumorsofdisagree□entsanda□gumen□sduringth□t□ip□eg□ntosurfa□□,leading□uth□□it□□□tos□ecu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinv□□ved.□ac□□embe□oft□e□rouphad□d□ff□□entst□ry□otel□,andtheinc□nsist□ncies□ntheira□co□nts□n□yaddedt□th□mys□□ryofthemissingnine. Investigato□slearnedthatthegrou□ha□□ee□f□iend□foryears,butr□cently□□erehadbeentens□o□□mong□□□m□R□mors□□□isa□□eementsandarg□m□nt□duringthetripbegantosurfa□e,lea□□□g□uthorities□os□eculate□h□□her□□ulplaywasinvo□ved.E□chmem□erofthegrouphadadi□ferentstorytote□l,an□thei□□onsistencie□intheiraccountson□yaddedt□themyst□ryofthemis□i□gnine.□> Investigator□learnedt□atthegrouphadbe□nfriendsforyears,b□□recent□yt□e□ehadbee□te□sionamon□them.Rumor□ofdisagree□e□□□□ndargumentsduringthetripbegan□□surfa□□,leadin□aut□oriti□stospecul□tewhetherf□u□p□aywasinvolved□□achme□berofthegrouphad□different□torytotell,andtheinconsiste□□iesint□e□rac□ountsonlyad□ed□othemyster□ofth□missingnine.□> Inve□tigatorslearned□hatth□□rouphadbeenfriendsfor□ears,butrece□□l□t□ere□adbee□te□si□□amongthem.Rumors□fd□sagree□entsandargume□tsd□ri□gthet□ipbegantosurfac□,□ea□ingauthoritiestospecu□□tewhet□e□□o□lplaywas□nv□l□ed.Each□emberofthegrouphad□dif□erentstoryt□tell,an□t□einconsist□nciesintheiraccoun□□onlyaddedt□them□steryoft□emis□□n□n□ne. Invest□□□t□rs□earnedth□tthegrouphadbeenf□i□ndsforyears□butrecentlyt□erehadbee□ten□ionamongthe□.Ru□or□ofdis□□reement□a□dargumentsdu□in□t□e□rip□eganto□urf□c□□leadi□gauthori□iestospe□ulatew□etherfou□pla□wa□i□volved.Ea□h□emb□rofthegrou□hadad□ffer□nts□orytotell,andtheinco□siste□ciesinthe□racco□nts□nlyadd□dtot□emystery□□the□□ssingnine. In□estig□torslearne□t□att□□grouphadbeenfriendsfo□y□ars,□utrece□tlythere□adbeen□ensionam□□g□□em.Rumor□ofdisa□r□□me□t□a□darg□ments□uringthetripbegantosurfac□,□eadingau□horitie□tosp□□ulatew□etherfoulp□aywasinvolved.Eachm□mberofthegro□phadadiff□rentst□ryto□ell,andt□einco□□isten□ies□ntheiraccoun□□onlya□dedtothemysteryofthe□is□ingnine.