A jeweler reported a diamond heist. The security footage showed a hooded figure walking into the shop at noon, smashing the glass, grabbing the gem, and walking out. However, Detective Cole noticed that every single shadow in the video pointed toward the sun. What did this prove?
The video was played in reverse.
Shadows always point away from the sun, never toward it. If shadows point toward the sun, the footage is running backward.
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