Investigato□□learnedth□tthegrouphad□een□rien□sforyears,bu□□ec□ntlyt□ere□adbeentensionam□ngthem.Rumor□ofdisagreeme□t□an□a□gument□duringthet□□pbe□antosurface,leadin□auth□r□tie□tospeculatewh□therfoulplaywasinvolv□d.Eachmembe□oft□□grouphadadifferents□ory□ot□l□,an□□heinco□siste□ciesint□eiraccountsonlyadded□othemy□t□ryo□□hemissingnine. □□v□s□□gatorsle□□nedtha□th□groupha□been□riendsfo□ye□rs,□ut□ec□ntlytherehadbeen□ensi□n□mongthem.Rumors□fdisagreementsandargumentsdurin□th□tripb□gantosurface,leadi□g□uth□□iti□stospe□ulatewh□t□e□f□u□p□aywasinvol□□□.Eac□memberofthegrouphadadifferentsto□ytotel□,andtheinco□sistenci□sinthei□accou□tsonl□added□o□hemyst□□yof□hemiss□ngnine.<□p□ Investig□tor□lea□ne□th□tt□egroupha□beenfr□end□f□□y□ars,butrecent□yt□□r□hadbeentens□onamo□gth□m.□umors□fdisagr□e□ents□n□argumentsd□ring□hetrip□egantosurface,leadingauthoriti□stospecula□ewhe□he□fou□play□asi□volved.Eachmemberoft□eg□oupha□adif□ere□ts□□rytotell,andthein□o□sist□□ciesintheiracco□ntson□yadd□d□o□h□mysteryofth□missingnin□. Investiga□orslearnedthatthe□ro□p□adbeenfriends□ory□ars,butrecent□ytherehadbe□ntensio□am□□gthem.Rumorsof□is□greementsandarg□me□□s□uri□gthetri□b□gantosurfa□e,□e□dingauthor□tiestospecu□atewhetherf□ulp□□ywa□involved□Eachmemberoft□egrouphad□different□toryt□t□ll,andthei□co□sistenciesintheira□countsonlyadd□dtothemysteryoft□e□i□singnine.□><□>I□v□stigatorsle□rne□thatth□gr□upha□beenf□iend□foryears,□utre□e□□lytherehad□e□nt□nsionamo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagree□en□sa□dargumentsduringthe□ripbegantosurface,l□adingauthoritiestospeculate□hetherfoulplaywasinvolved.□□ch□e□berofthegrouphada□iffer□ntstorytotell,a□□theinc□n□istenc□esint□eirac□ounts□n□yaddedtoth□myst□ryofthe□issingni□e.