Detective Vance was handed a suicide note written in shaky handwriting. The note mentioned looking out the window at the falling autumn leaves. Vance arrested the victim's roommate for murder. Why?
The victim's room had no windows
A person cannot look out a window in a room that lacks windows, proving the suicide note was forged by someone else.
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