Inspector Brooks investigated a break-in at a high-tech laboratory. The thief bypassed the biometric retinal scanner by using a high-resolution photograph of the scientist's eye. Brooks noticed one fatal flaw in the thief's setup that proved an insider helped them. What was it about the photograph?
The reflection in the eye showed the photographer standing inside the secure lab.
A high-resolution photograph of an eye reflects the environment in which it was taken; the reflection showed the lab's interior, proving the photo was snapped from the inside by an accomplice.
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