In a dimly lit theater, an actor was shot on stage during a dramatic death scene with a real bullet instead of a blank. The prop master swore he loaded blanks. Detective Black examined the revolver's cylinder and found five blanks and one live round. He immediately arrested the stage manager, who wasn't even in the room when the shot was fired. How did the detective know?
The revolver was a single-action or double-action revolver where the cylinder rotates with each pull, but wait—the stage manager was the only one with access to the prop locker to swap the round.
The stage manager had exclusive access to the ammunition supply before it reached the prop master, making them the only person capable of substituting a live round into the rotation.
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Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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