Detective Vance interrogated three witnesses to a bank robbery. Anna said, 'I was eating lunch at the diner.' Ben said, 'I was walking my dog in the park.' Chloe said, 'I was watching a movie at the midnight theater session.' Vance arrested Chloe. Why?
Midnight theater session
Bank robberies typically happen during banking hours in the morning or afternoon. Admitting to being at a midnight movie session places her hours away from the crime, but her overly specific unprompted alibi for a time when banks aren't even open gave away her insider knowledge.
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