A rare stamp was stolen from a collector's desk drawer. Three suspects had access: the cleaner, the accountant, and the gardener. The cleaner wore rubber gloves. The accountant used a brass letter opener. The gardener carried heavy pruning shears. Detective Vance found microscopic paper fibers trapped in a tool. Whose tool was it?
The accountant
A brass letter opener is designed for slicing open envelopes and paper items, making it the only tool among the three capable of catching microscopic paper fibers during a theft involving drawers or documents.
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