Detective Cole investigated a robbery at a secluded mansion. The butler swore he spent the entire night polishing silver in the kitchen. The cook swore she was baking bread until dawn. The gardener swore he was trimming hedges in the dark courtyard. Cole looked at their shoes and arrested the gardener on the spot. What did he see?
Dry shoes in the dark
The gardener claimed he was trimming hedges in the courtyard at night, but his shoes were completely bone dry. Real outdoor work at night exposes shoes to heavy morning dew or damp grass.
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