Invest□g□□orsle□rne□th□tth□group□adbe□n□rie□□sforyea□s,b□t□ecentlyth□reha□b□entension□□ongt□em.Rumorsofdisagreemen□sandar□um□ntsdur□□gt□et□ipbegantosu□fac□,le□di□gaut□ori□iestospecul□tewhetherf□ulp□a□was□□vol□ed.Eac□me□berof□hegrouphadadif□erentst□ryto□e□l,□ndtheinco□sis□e□cie□i□t□eiraccountso□ly□ddedtothemy□ter□ofthe□issin□nin□. Investi□atorslearn□dt□atthegro□phadbeenfri□nd□forye□r□,butrecen□lytherehadbeen□ension□mongthem.Rumorso□dis□greemen□sandargumentsduri□gthet□ipbegantosurface,lea□ingauthorit□e□□ospe□ulatewhe□her□oul□laywas□nv□□ved□Eachm□mberofth□□rouphada□iffere□tstorytotell,andt□eincons□st□nci□□intheiraccountsonlyaddedt□themys□e□yofthemissi□gnine. I□ve□tigato□s□□arned□hat□hegrou□hadbe□n□riendsforyears,□utrece□tlyth□rehad□eent□□si□namongthem.Rumorso□□isa□reementsanda□gument□dur□ngthet□ip□eganto□□rface□leadingauthorities□ospecu□atewhetherfoulplaywas□nvolv□d.E□chmembero□thegrouphadadif□□r□ntstor□tot□ll,□n□t□ein□onsiste□ciesinth□□raccountsonlyadded□oth□mysteryoft□em□ss□ngn□ne. I□vestigatorslear□e□thatth□grouphadbeenfriendsfo□ye□rs,butrecentl□ther□hadbe□ntensionam□ng□□e□.Rumorsof□isagre□mentsa□dar□ument□dur□□□t□etripbeg□nt□surface,lea□ingau□h□ritiest□□pe□□latewhetherfo□lplaywasi□vo□ved.Each□emberofthegroupha□adiffe□ents□o□yt□tell,andthein□□nsisten□iesi□their□ccounts□n□ya□de□□othemystery□fthemissingnine.