Detective Vance found the victim slumped over a wooden desk. A steaming cup of tea sat to the right, and an open book rested on the left. The victim's left-handed wrist was stained with ink. Vance noticed the window was wide open, letting in a bitter winter gale, yet the pages of the open book were completely flat and bone dry. Vance immediately arrested the housekeeper for staging a murder. Why?
The housekeeper staged the scene
If the window was wide open during a bitter winter gale, the pages of an open book would have ruffled, blown, or absorbed moisture from the damp air. Because they were flat and dry, the window must have been opened *after* the book was placed there, proving the crime scene was staged.
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