A rare painting was stolen from the gallery during a massive blackout. When the lights came back on, the frame was empty. Three suspects were questioned in the dark room: the ticket taker, the curator, and the technician. The ticket taker said he was guarding the front doors. The curator said she was checking the backup generator in the basement. The technician said he was fixing the fuse box in the west corridor. The detective arrested the technician. Why?
The fuse box is in the basement, not the west corridor, or the technician claimed he was fixing fuses during a blackout.
During a blackout caused by blown fuses or grid failures, working on a fuse box in the dark without a flashlight or power is impossible, but more importantly, the technician claimed to fix fuses in the west corridor when the building's main electrical panel is centrally located.
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