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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute is a science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named for Lucian scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.

At the beginning of the Clue Hunt, Team Seven members Amy and Dan Cahill visit the Franklin Institute while searching for the first Clue, Iron Solute, finding a hint pointing them to Paris. They also see their uncle, Fiske Cahill, who they believe to be a threat at the time. Team Four, the Starling triplets, confront the siblings and steal the hint after ransacking a storage room. However, they detonate a bomb planted by Team Two, sending them to the hospital and not only knocking them out for most of the Clue Hunt, but causing possibly permanent injuries to their bodies.