In a dimly lit study, Lord Blackwood was shot dead. The calendar on his desk was flipped to November 4th. A cup of steaming hot cocoa sat nearby, along with an open book face down. The detective interviewed three visitors who came that evening: April, who dropped off tax papers; August, who returned a borrowed umbrella; and June, who brought the cocoa. The detective arrested June instantly. What gave her away?
Hot cocoa does not steam in November without a heater, or rather, June brought hot cocoa, but the calendar said November, and June is a summer month.
The visitor named June brought hot cocoa, but the date was November 4th. However, the true clue is that hot cocoa cools down within minutes, and June had only just arrived when the murder allegedly happened, yet the cocoa was already ice cold—wait, the question states the cocoa was *steaming hot*, which means she must have been inside longer than she claimed, or the names are a red herring and the calendar date exposes a different timeline.
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