FILE No.189Unsolved
At a snowbound lodge, jewelry was stolen. All the lodge's doors and windows were locked from the inside, and there are no footprints in the snow.
But on the hearth of the living room fireplace, sooty footprints were left. The footprints show clearly defined toes, as if made by a sock, and are the size of a child or a small person. The fireplace had not been used for days, and the inside width of the chimney is about 60 cm.
Where did the culprit come and go?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
What does the "shape" of the footprints tell you?
Can a person pass through the width of the chimney?
If someone came in from the roof, what about footprints in the snow?
Where did the culprit come and go?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
A small person came and went through the chimney
The answer is "A small person came and went through the chimney."
The prints on the hearth have clearly defined toes and the shape of a human foot. The shape differs from a dog's paw print.
The chimney is about 60 cm wide. A small person can pass through it. If someone came down from the roof without leaving footprints in the snow and entered through the chimney, the doors and windows would remain locked. Ashes crumbling would not leave the shape of toes.
Because you do not think of the fireplace and chimney as an entrance.
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