An art collector was found slumped over his desk, a poisoned drink by his hand. A suicide note lay nearby, written in rushed, shaky handwriting. The note claimed he could no longer live with the shame of his recent forgery scandal. The detective glanced at the note, then at the collector's desk calendar, and immediately arrested the victim's business partner for murder. Why?
The suicide note was dated for the following day.
A person writing a suicide note on the day of their death would date it correctly. Writing tomorrow's date proves someone else wrote it ahead of time and forged the suicide.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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