The victim was found in a locked room with a single gunshot wound to the chest. A vintage revolver lay on the floor with all six chambers loaded and unspent. There were no bullet holes in the walls, floor, ceiling, or windows. Detective Cross smiled and solved the impossible locked-room mystery. How was the victim shot?
The victim was shot with a different gun, and the vintage revolver was planted.
If all six chambers of the revolver on the floor were fully loaded and unspent, it could not possibly have been the weapon that fired the fatal shot into the victim's chest.
About this riddle
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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