□nvestigatorsl□□rn□□tha□the□rouphadbe□nfriend□fo□years□butrecen□l□t□□□eh□d□eenten□i□n□m□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsand□rgument□duringthetri□b□ga□tosur□ace□le□dingaut□ori□i□□tospeculatewh□therfou□playwa□involved.Each□emberofthegrouph□dadiffere□tsto□ytotel□,an□th□inconsis□enciesin□h□□raccoun□□o□l□add□□tot□em□steryofthemissin□nine.□> Investiga□or□le□rnedthattheg□ouphadb□enfriendsforye□r□□butr□cen□□yther□hadb□entensionamongth□m.Ru□orsof□i□ag□□□mentsandargu□□n□sduringthetrip□□gantosurfac□□lead□ngauthori□iestos□eculatewhetherf□ulplaywasinvolve□.Each□emberofthegrouphadadifferen□□t□ryt□□□ll,andtheinconsistencies□nthe□raccountsonly□ddedt□themyste□□o□t□em□ssingn□n□.<□p> Investigator□□earnedthatth□group□adbeenfri□ndsforyea□□,butr□c□□tlythe□ehadbeentens□onamongthem.Rum□rsofdisa□ree□e□□san□argumentsd□ringthe□□ip□eg□ntosurf□ce,leadin□autho□itiestospe□□lat□whethe□fo□lplaywasinvolved.Each□embe□o□thegro□phadad□fferents□o□yt□tell,□ndtheinc□nsistenc□esintheiracc□u□tsonlyaddedt□themysteryofthemissi□gnine.□> □nvestigatorslearn□□that□hegrouph□d□eenfriend□for□ears,b□t□e□entlytherehad□eentens□ona□ongthem.Rum□rsofdisa□r□em□nts□nd□r□umentsduringthe□rip□□gantosurface,leadin□autho□itie□tospec□latewhetherf□ulplaywasin□olv□d.Each□emberofthegroupha□□di□ferentst□rytotell,andtheincons□stenciesinthe□raccou□tsonlya□ded□o□hemystery□fthemissingnine. Inv□stig□□orsl□□r□edt□attheg□ouphadbeenfriendsforyea□s,butre□□ntly□herehadbeentensionamon□them.□umorso□□□sagreementsandar□umentsduringthetripbeg□□tos□r□ace,leadingauth□riti□□□ospe□u□atew□etherfoulplaywasinvolve□.E□c□□embe□□fthegrouphada□if□erentsto□y□otel□,andtheinconsis□enci□sin□heirac□ountson□□□ddedtothemysteryoft□emissingnine. Inve□tig□□o□slear□□dthatth□□□oupha□bee□f□iendsforyears,butrece□tlythe□eh□□been□ensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagre□ment□an□argum□nt□dur□ng□h□□ripbegantosurface□lead□□gau□horitie□tospeculatewhe□herfo□lp□aywasinvolve□.Each□emberofthegr□upha□adiffere□t□to□y□otell,a□dthein□□nsistenciesintheir□□□oun□son□□□d□edtothemy□teryof□hemis□ingnine.