A rare manuscript was stolen from the university library. The thief left behind a muddy boot print on the white marble floor. Three professors had muddy boots: Professor Plum, Professor Green, and Professor Mustard. However, Professor Plum was in a wheelchair, Professor Green had been bedridden with a broken leg for a week, and Professor Mustard was out of the country. Yet none of them were the thief. How is this possible?
A student framed them
The boot prints belonged to someone else who used one of the professors' spare boots or shoes to plant false evidence and frame the faculty members.
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