The night watchman reported hearing a window shatter in the west wing at 2:00 AM. When police arrived, they found a broken window, wet footprints leading from the garden to the safe, and an open vault. Yet, the chief inspector declared it an inside job before checking fingerprints. What tipped him off?
The footprints were wet despite it not raining
If it hadn't rained, the wet footprints leading from the garden could only mean someone deliberately watered the path to frame an outside intruder, pointing to someone inside the house.
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