A celebrity chef was found unconscious in his walk-in freezer with the heavy steel door jammed shut from the outside. The assistant claimed he tried to pull the emergency release lever, but it was rusted solid. Detective Brown inspected the lever and arrested the assistant for attempted murder. What did Brown discover?
The assistant
The emergency release lever inside a commercial freezer is made of polished stainless steel and brass, which never rusts. The assistant lied about it being rusted solid to cover up the fact that he deliberately jammed the door shut from the outside.
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