Investigato□□l□arnedthatthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsfo□year□,but□ecentlyt□erehadbeent□nsionamongthem.Rum□rsofdis□gre□mentsandar□u□□□tsd□ringthet□ipb□□antosurf□ce,lead□□gauthori□ies□o□pecul□tewhetherfou□playwasinvolved.Eachme□berofthegrouphada□□ffere□tstor□tot□l□,andt□ei□consist□nc□esintheir□cc□untsonlyaddedtot□emyst□□yo□□he□issingnine. Inves□i□atorsle□r□ed□ha□the□rouphadb□enfri□ndsf□r□ea□s□□utrec□□tlythe□eh□dbe□nt□nsionamongthem.R□morsofdisag□ee□□□□sandargumentsduringthetripbegantosurface□lea□ingauthorit□est□speculate□hetherf□ul□laywasinvo□ved.Eachmemb□roft□□grouphadadiffe□entsto□ytotell,a□□theincon□istenciesintheirac□ount□only□□dedtothem□steryof□hemissing□ine. □nvestigators□e□rn□dthatthegrouphadbeen□□iendsfory□ars,bu□recentlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.□umor□ofdis□gr□ementsa□dargume□tsduringt□et□ipb□gantosurface,□eadingauthorit□e□tospecu□□tewhetherfoulpl□□□□sinv□lv□d.Ea□hm□mberoft□egrouph□dadifferentst□ryto□el□,andtheinconsistenciesintheiraccountsonl□addedtothemysteryo□□hem□ssing□ine. Investig□torslearnedth□ttheg□ou□hadbe□nfriendsfory□□r□,butrecent□ytherehadbeentensio□□m□ngthem.Rumo□sofdis□greementsan□□rg□m□ntsduringthe□ripbegantosurface,leadingauthor□tiestospe□ulatewhetherfoul□laywasi□vo□ved□Ea□hmembe□ofth□grouph□dadiffe□ents□□ry□ote□l□andth□□nconsistenciesintheirac□□u□tsonl□a□d□dto□□em□ste□yo□t□emis□ingnine. I□vestigators□earned□□□tthegro□phadbeenfrie□dsf□ryears,butre□entlytherehadbeentensionamong□hem.Rumorsofdis□g□eem□nts□nda□guments□uringt□etrip□egan□o□□rfac□,l□adingauth□ri□□esto□pecula□□whet□□rfoulplayw□si□□olv□d.Each□emberofthegrou□hadadif□e□entstorytot□l□,andthe□nconsistenciesin□hei□a□countsonlyaddedtoth□mysteryof□hemi□□□ngnine. □nvestigato□sle□rnedth□ttheg□o□ph□□beenf□□ends□□r□e□r□,□utrec□□t□□□he□□hadbeentensi□n□□ong□he□.R□m□rsofdisagreem□ntsa□dargumentsd□ringthet□ip□egan□osurf□c□,□eading□uthor□□□esto□peculatewhe□□□rfoulpl□ywasinvolved.Eachmembero□thegrouphadad□f□er□ntst□r□totell,andt□ei□□□nsist□□c□□sintheirac□oun□sonlyadd□□tothemysteryofth□missing□□ne.