Inspector Vance found the victim slumped over a desk with a quill in hand. On the blotter, the victim had meticulously written: 'The thief is among us: Mr. and Mrs. Wright, the butler, or the cook.' Vance noticed the ink was fresh, but the victim's fingers were completely spotless. Who was the killer?
The butler
If the victim had just written the note with a quill, their fingers would have ink stains. Since their fingers were spotless, someone else wrote the note after the crime to frame the group.
About this riddle
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