An antique dealer was murdered. Three suspects were interviewed. The delivery driver said he dropped off a heavy oak table. The appraiser said he valued a silver goblet. The neighbor said she heard a gunshot at 2:00 PM. Detective Hayes arrested the delivery driver immediately. Why?
The store was on the 5th floor of a building with no freight elevator.
The delivery driver claimed to drop off a heavy oak table single-handedly without any equipment in a historic walk-up building with narrow staircases, exposing his false claim.
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