A valuable pearl necklace vanished from a hotel suite. The maid said she was changing sheets. The bellhop said he delivered room service. The guest insisted she left it on the nightstand before going to the pool. Detective Cross noticed the guest's hair was bone dry and arrested her for insurance fraud. Why?
Bone dry hair
The guest claimed she had just returned from swimming in the pool, but her hair was completely dry, proving she was never at the pool and fabricated the theft.
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