Inspector Lane found a dead spy slumped over a telegraph machine. The last transmitted message read: 'STOP. SURROUNDED. NO ESCAPE. HELP.' Lane noticed the telegraph key was unplugged from the wall. Who sent the message?
Nobody / It was pre-recorded or automated
An unplugged telegraph machine cannot transmit electrical signals. The message was either sent earlier or the spy was hallucinating/faking it.
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