A priceless porcelain vase was shattered into a thousand pieces. The housekeeper claimed she knocked it over while dusting. The son claimed the cat knocked it off the pedestal. The daughter claimed an earthquake caused it to fall. Detective Ortiz looked at the spread of the shards and pointed to the son. How did Ortiz know?
The shards were flung outward from a push, not fallen straight down.
An earthquake or natural fall causes shards to collect directly beneath the pedestal. Shards flung across the room indicate it was deliberately pushed or knocked with force.
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