A wealthy merchant reported that his safe was picked clean. The heavy steel door was wide open, and the combination dial was untouched. Detective Blair inspected the hinges and immediately solved the case. What did he see?
The hinge pins were removed
Instead of cracking the safe combination, the thief simply popped the hinge pins out of the door frame, lifting the entire heavy door off its mount without ever needing the combination.
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