Detective Miller searches a shadowy cellar for a stolen bat medallion. He finds four locked wooden chests: Chest 1 has a fresh coat of wet brown paint; Chest 2 is wrapped in old, undisturbed spiderwebs; Chest 3 has freshly scratched metal and bright iron flakes around its keyhole; Chest 4 is covered in a thick layer of untouched gray dust. Which chest was opened recently to store the medallion?
Chest 3.
Freshly scratched metal and bright iron flakes around the keyhole show a key was recently inserted into Chest 3.
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