FILE No.32Unsolved
In the evening, a painting went missing from a gallery. Three people who passed near it spoke to the police.
Shinohara: "Around 1 p.m. I passed in front of the gallery under an umbrella. The rain was heavy and even my shoes got soaked. A red bicycle was parked at the entrance."
Tsuda: "Around 2:30 p.m. I ran past the gallery getting wet in the falling rain. I passed someone with a dog, carrying a convenience-store bag."
Tsuji: "Around 4 p.m. I ran past the gallery getting wet in the falling rain. Construction noise nearby was loud. A taxi was stopped there."
Using the evidence, who is lying?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
Is there evidence mentioning rain?
Are the times in their accounts inside the rain period?
What about someone who says he got wet in falling rain after it stopped?
Using the evidence, who is lying?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
Tsuji
The answer is “Tsuji.”
According to the weather record, it rained from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Shinohara’s 1 p.m. and Tsuda’s 2:30 p.m. are within the rain. Tsuji’s 4 p.m., however, is an hour after the rain stopped. No one can run getting wet in falling rain then. It is likely that Tsuji actually passed at another time and is misrepresenting the time.
All three speak in a similar way, so you trust them equally.
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