At a remote mountain lodge, a guest was found stabbed in his bed. The lodge manager stated that due to a massive blizzard raging all night, nobody could have entered or left the building. Detective Stone checked the front door, noticed the snow drift against it was three feet high and completely smooth, and arrested the manager. Why?
No footprints outside the door
The manager claimed nobody went outside, yet if anyone had entered or left the lodge, their tracks would disrupt the smooth snow drift against the door. The lack of tracks proved the manager lied about the lodge being completely sealed off.
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