Time is of the essence.

Check the delivery ledger for specific times.

What vendor delivered at the time the clock specified?

The clock lists the time as 10:24. According to the delivery ledger, Chateau Cloak made a delivery at that time. But, what did they deliver? Continue burning the candle to find the rest of the clues.

You are a painter. But, what will be your next creation? Maybe you need some sweet inspiration? Make sure you have a fresh palette of watercolors ready! Have you found them yet? Check the shiny green envelope in the bottom of the box.

Find the code to tell you which number to paint with each color.

There is a strip of paper wrapped around a sugar cube telling you what colors to paint which numbers. It reads: 4=red, 5=green, 7= yellow, 3=blue, 9=yellow, 2=green, 6=blue, 1=yellow.

Take a step back from your finished painting, it spells something out.

When you follow the codes, the painting spells out “melt in H2O”.

Can’t make a proper Absinthe drink without sugar…

The painting spells out “melt in H20”. Dissolve the sugar cube in water.

When you dissolve the sugar cube in water, inside you will find a poison bottle. The sugar cubes have been poisoned! Who manufactures sugar cubes?

From the clock reading 10:24, you discover on the delivery ledger that Chateau Cloak made a delivery at that same time. After melting the sugar cube in water, it is uncovered that the sugar cube is actually poisoned! This is what has been killing people. The company that manufactures sugar cubes, according to the poster inside of the box, is Chateau Cloak. Therefore, Chateau Cloak has actually been poisoning people with sugar cubes.