A priceless golden chalice vanished from a locked monastery vault. The Abbot claimed only he and the treasurer possessed keys. The treasurer was found tied up in the chapel. The Abbot claimed he found him there. Detective Gray noticed the treasurer's wristwatch was ticking loudly, but the time displayed was 3:15, while the grand monastery clock on the wall struck 6:00. Gray arrested the Abbot. Why?
The Abbot tied up the treasurer and faked the crime
If the treasurer was tied up and helpless, he couldn't have wound his manual-wind wristwatch to keep it running past the time he was supposedly attacked hours earlier, revealing the Abbot staged the treasurer's captivity.
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