A famous explorer was poisoned in his jungle tent. The medic found a half-eaten sandwich and a canteen of water. The explorer's journal contained a dying message pointing to his three companions: 'Leo took my compass. Maya gave me water. Sam made my lunch.' Detective Cruz arrested Maya. What gave her away?
Maya
The explorer was poisoned, and Maya gave him water. If the water was poisoned, she gave it to him. If the sandwich was poisoned (made by Sam), water wouldn't help. Wait, look closer: the journal says Maya 'gave' him water, implying she was the only one interacting with him right before death, or the water canteen had the poison residue, but logically, if Sam made lunch, why point out Maya gave water? Actually, the explorer called her out for giving water, which dissolved the fast-acting water-soluble poison he ingested.
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