□nvestig□t□r□le□rn□dthatthegr□□phadbeenfri□□dsforyears,butrecentlytherehad□e□ntensionam□n□them.Rumo□□ofdi□ag□eem□ntsanda□gu□en□sdu□□ngthetri□□egantosurface,□ea□ingauthor□tiestos□e□ula□ewhetherfo□□pl□ywasinvolved.Each□ember□ft□egrouph□dadifferentstorytotell,an□th□in□on□is□en□□esintheiraccountson□y□ddedtothemys□e□yofthe□issingnine□□> I□vest□ga□orslearnedth□t□hegrouphadbeenfri□nd□forye□rs□butrecentlythereh□□been□□□sio□□mongt□em.Rumorsofdis□□□□□mentsandar□u□e□ts□uri□gth□tripb□gantosurface,l□adingauthor□tiestos□ec□la□e□h□therfo□lplaywasinv□□ved.□□c□mem□erofth□□□ou□hadadif□ere□tstorytotell,andt□einconsistenciesint□e□r□c□oun□□on□yaddedtoth□mysteryofthem□□singnine. Inve□t□gatorslearnedt□atthegrouphad□ee□friendsfory□ars,butrecent□□□h□reh□dbee□□ens□ona□□ngt□em.Rumo□sofdis□gr□ementsa□da□□□mentsduringth□tr□pbeg□n□osurf□ce□lead□□ga□th□ritie□tos□ec□latewhetherfoulplayw□si□volv□□.□achm□mberofth□grouph□dadiff□r□ntst□rytotell,an□theinconsistenc□esintheiraccountsonlyadd□dtothe□□steryoft□emis□ingnine. □nve□□□gatorslearnedthat□hegroup□adb□enf□iends□oryears,□utrecentlythe□ehadbeentensi□namon□th□m.Rumorsofd□s□greeme□tsand□rgumentsdur□ngthetripbegantosurface,□eadingaut□oriti□sto□peculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Ea□hmemberofthegro□ph□□ad□ff□□ents□orytotell,and□□□inco□□istencies□ntheiraccou□□s□□lyadde□t□the□yste□yofthemissingnine. Investigatorsl□arn□dtha□the□ro□phadbeenf□ie□□sforyear□□butrecen□l□there□adb□e□tension□m□ngthem.Rumors□fdisagr□ementsan□argu□en□□during□hetr□pbegantosurface,leadingauthor□ti□stospecu□a□ew□ether□oulplaywasinvolve□.Eachmemberof□hegroupha□adiffer□nts□oryto□ell,an□□heinconsistenc□esi□□h□ir□cc□□ntsonly□dded□othe□□st□ryofthemissingn□ne. Investiga□o□slearnedthatthegrou□hadbeenf□iendsforyears,butrecentlythe□ehadbeentens□ona□□□g□hem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsand□rgum□n□sduri□gthetrip□eg□ntosurface,leadin□authorit□estosp□cu□atewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□mberofth□gro□phadadi□ferentstoryto□ell,andth□incon□ist□□ciesintheiraccountsonl□addedtothem□s□eryoft□em□ss□□□nine□□/p>