The victim was found in a locked room with no signs of forced entry. On the desk sat a glass of water with a floating ice cube and a pool of spilled ink. Detective Marsh deduced the victim had died of natural causes hours before. How did the ice cube help him?
The ice cube was still frozen
It was a sweltering summer day with the heater on maximum, yet the ice cube hadn't melted much, proving it was placed in the glass very recently—long after the victim's body had cooled.
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