The victim was found in a locked hotel room with no signs of forced entry. On the bedside table sat an empty glass of water and an unsealed bottle of pills. The coroner ruled it suicide by poisoning. Detective Thorne looked at the bathroom sink, where the hot water tap was running full blast, and the mirror was completely fogged up. Thorne arrested the hotel manager for murder. Why?
The hotel manager staged the room
If the victim committed suicide and died hours earlier, the hot water running and fogged mirror indicate someone was recently in the room using hot water, proving it was a staged murder.
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