□nv□stigatorsle□rnedthatthegrou□□adbeenfriendsforyears,butre□entlyt□er□ha□beentension□m□ng□hem.□umo□sofdisagreeme□□□an□a□guments□uringthe□r□pb□g□□tosurfa□e,le□dingauth□ritiestospecu□atew□etherf□ulplaywasin□ol□□d□Eachmemberofthegroup□a□adif□ere□t□□orytot□ll,□n□thei□consiste□ciesi□th□ir□ccountsonlya□d□dto□□e□ys□eryofthemissi□□nine□ Inves□igatorsl□arnedthat□hegrouph□db□enf□□□ndsforyears,bu□recentlytherehadbeentensiona□□ngthe□.Rumorsofdisagreement□a□dar□uments□□ringthet□ipbegantosurface,leadi□gauthoriti□st□□pe□□□atew□etherfoulplaywasinv□□□ed.Ea□hmemberofth□g□ouph□d□differentstoryto□ell,andthei□□onsistenciesinth□irac□ountso□lyad□□d□□themysteryofthe□i□si□gnine.□□p><□>Investigatorslearnedt□atth□grouph□dbeenfri□ndsforyears,butrecentl□□□ereha□beente□sio□amongthe□.□um□r□ofdi□agreeme□tsandargumentsdurin□thetripb□gant□surface,l□adingautho□□tiestospe□ulate□hetherfoulplaywasin□□lve□.Eachmemb□roft□□gr□upha□adiffer□n□stor□totell,a□dt□einconsiste□ciesin□heir□ccountsonlyaddedtot□em□□te□yoft□emi□singn□□e. Investigatorsl□arne□t□at□hegro□phadbe□nfri□□d□□oryears,bu□rece□tl□there□adbeentensionamongt□em.Rumorsofdi□agreements□ndargume□tsduringthetripbegantos□□face,leadingaut□oriti□stospecul□□ewhet□e□fo□lp□a□wasin□olved.Eachme□be□ofthegrouphadad□f□ere□ts□orytotell,andtheincons□ste□ciesi□theiracco□nt□o□□yadded□othemysteryofthemissin□nine.□>□p>Investigat□rslearnedthatth□g□□uphadb□enfriendsfo□years,but□ecentl□t□□□ehadb□entens□□n□mong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreementsan□ar□umentsduringthetr□pbegantosurf□c□,leadi□gauthoritiestospecu□atewhetherfou□□□a□wasinvo□ve□.□□chmembero□the□rouphada□if□eren□storyt□tell□andthei□c□nsi□□enciesint□e□racc□u□t□□nlya□de□to□hemysteryofthemissingnine. Investigatorslear□edthatthegrouphadbeen□riendsforyears,butrec□□t□ytherehadbeentensi□namongt□em.R□□orso□disagreement□andargumentsduringthe□□ipbeg□□tosurf□ce,leadingauthoritiest□□p□c□la□ewhet□er□□ulpla□□asin□olved.Ea□hmemberoft□egroup□a□a□ifferent□t□rytot□□l,andthe□n□ons□s□enc□□sintheira□□ountsonlyaddedt□the□□ste□yofthemi□s□ngnine.□>