A priceless diamond was stolen from a glass display case in a locked gallery. The curator claimed the thief must have used a glass cutter because the front pane was shattered inward. Detective Thorne looked at the glass shards lying entirely on the outside gallery floor and arrested the curator immediately. Why?
The curator
If glass shatters inward, the force came from the outside. If it shatters outward, the force came from the inside. Since the shards were on the outside floor, the glass was broken from the inside out, proving the curator staged a break-in.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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