Who killed the husband? [duplicate]

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There is a round house with only one room. There is a maid who does
everything, a butler who usually gets the mail, an annoying husband,
and a lazy wife in the house.



The husband is murdered on a Sunday and on that same Sunday the
detective comes. It has to be someone in the house because all the prints on
the door are just of the members of the household. He asks each of them what
they were doing.



The maid says "I was sweeping a corner."



The wife says "I was doing the dishes." and



the Butler says "I was getting the mail.".




Who killed him?










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  • Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 9:09










  • @Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 9:16






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    @RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
    – Chris Cudmore
    Aug 21 at 13:19






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    Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
    – Jim
    Aug 21 at 20:04






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    Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 9:16















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  • The murder by the maid - Who is the murderer

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There is a round house with only one room. There is a maid who does
everything, a butler who usually gets the mail, an annoying husband,
and a lazy wife in the house.



The husband is murdered on a Sunday and on that same Sunday the
detective comes. It has to be someone in the house because all the prints on
the door are just of the members of the household. He asks each of them what
they were doing.



The maid says "I was sweeping a corner."



The wife says "I was doing the dishes." and



the Butler says "I was getting the mail.".




Who killed him?










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  • Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 9:09










  • @Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 9:16






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    @RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
    – Chris Cudmore
    Aug 21 at 13:19






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    Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
    – Jim
    Aug 21 at 20:04






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    Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
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    Aug 22 at 9:16













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  • The murder by the maid - Who is the murderer

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There is a round house with only one room. There is a maid who does
everything, a butler who usually gets the mail, an annoying husband,
and a lazy wife in the house.



The husband is murdered on a Sunday and on that same Sunday the
detective comes. It has to be someone in the house because all the prints on
the door are just of the members of the household. He asks each of them what
they were doing.



The maid says "I was sweeping a corner."



The wife says "I was doing the dishes." and



the Butler says "I was getting the mail.".




Who killed him?










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  • The murder by the maid - Who is the murderer

    4 answers




There is a round house with only one room. There is a maid who does
everything, a butler who usually gets the mail, an annoying husband,
and a lazy wife in the house.



The husband is murdered on a Sunday and on that same Sunday the
detective comes. It has to be someone in the house because all the prints on
the door are just of the members of the household. He asks each of them what
they were doing.



The maid says "I was sweeping a corner."



The wife says "I was doing the dishes." and



the Butler says "I was getting the mail.".




Who killed him?





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  • Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 9:09










  • @Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 9:16






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    @RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
    – Chris Cudmore
    Aug 21 at 13:19






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    Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
    – Jim
    Aug 21 at 20:04






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    Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 9:16

















  • Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 9:09










  • @Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 9:16






  • 11




    @RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
    – Chris Cudmore
    Aug 21 at 13:19






  • 1




    Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
    – Jim
    Aug 21 at 20:04






  • 1




    Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 9:16
















Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
– Sikorski
Aug 21 at 9:09




Every answer is relying that there is no mail on sunday, is this assumption correct ? Here at my place sunday is pretty much day for mails :D
– Sikorski
Aug 21 at 9:09












@Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
– rsp
Aug 21 at 9:16




@Sikorski Yes, there is no mail on sunday.
– rsp
Aug 21 at 9:16




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@RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
– Chris Cudmore
Aug 21 at 13:19




@RSP is the killer. No one who lives in a one room house has both a maid and a butler. Therefor, OP is lying and he did it.
– Chris Cudmore
Aug 21 at 13:19




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Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
– Jim
Aug 21 at 20:04




Perhaps, the butler usually gets the mail, except when he chooses not to, or he forgets. That might explain how he can be getting the mail on Sunday. I often do the same thing.
– Jim
Aug 21 at 20:04




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Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
– user477343
Aug 22 at 9:16





Theory: The detective murdered the husband and forced the others to lie, such that it is provable they all lied pursuant to @Sikorski 's answer. Explanation: Nobody called the detective, so how did he know which house to go to? All the prints on the door are the members of the household, so how did the detective come inside? It has to be someone in the house, and by then, the detective had already arrived! Therefore, it is the detective all along!
– user477343
Aug 22 at 9:16











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Murder on the Orient Express ?

Everyone is lying, there are no corners in round house, lazy wife won't do dishes when maid is there and butler can't get mail on sunday.

So everyone murdered collectively and are now covering for each other.







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    Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
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    The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
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I agree with the previous answers that:




Everybody was lying to the detective




But the killer must be:




The maid




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Quote: "There was a maid that does everything"







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  • so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:53










  • @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
    – rhsquared
    Aug 21 at 13:00










  • wait for OP perhaps :)
    – Sikorski
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  • if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
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    I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
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While another answer has been accepted, I think a more reasonable answer is:




The detective did it.




Explanation:



First, note that




the text says that the detective comes the same Sunday that the husband is murdered. It does not say that the detective comes after the husband was murdered. Also note that the detective has no alibi.




Second,




when looking closer, there's no reason to assume that anyone was lying.




In particular,




  • The cupboard was quite dirty, especially in the corners. That's why the maid was wiping them.




  • The wife was lazy, but the husband was annoying. And he had annoyed her so much about the dishes that she did them anyway.




  • The butler had his free day on Saturday, therefore the Saturday mail wasn't yet fetched when he returned on Sunday. Therefore he fetched it at that day.




Since all of them had an alibi, they did not do it. Thus only two options remain: Suicide, or the detective killing the husband.


But suicide is excluded because the text explicitly states that the husband was murdered.


So there's only one possibility remaining, which therefore has to be the correct one: The detective did it.







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    celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
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  • @7_R3X hahah :P
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I actually think the killer isn't lying at all:




the Butler says "I was getting the male.".







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  • This was really nice! $(+1)$
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Was it




The wife?




My reasoning for that is




The butler AND the maid were lying (maid: there are no corners, butler: there is no mail on sundays)

Therefore I assume that everybody is lying --> And since the wife is the only person with a believable alibi (I know the wife is lazy but it's still possible, in contrast to the others) she is therefore the most suspicious to me







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  • It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:40










  • @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
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The maid did it, clearly she is lying about sweeping the corner as it is a round house.So i guess she is the killer.







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  • Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
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Seeing as




The maid is the wrong choice.




The answer should be




The butler because you do not get mail on a Sunday.







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    Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
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  • In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
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Let me go on the record as saying:




it was self-murder: suicide!




I know this because




The other three are lying in very obvious ways. Clearly, someone who was actually guilty would have prepared a more convincing alibi.




Moreover, it fits because




this situation is super annoying for everyone involved (including the detective) and we are told that annoying stuff is the husband's domain.




QED






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  • but then why would others lie ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:52







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    @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
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    Aug 21 at 13:41










  • @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
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  • @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
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    Aug 21 at 13:47







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    @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
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The Maid... no sweeping corners in a round house.




This was probably too easy for this platform :(






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    Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
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    Aug 21 at 8:46






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    No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
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The one who




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And the only one who certainly




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the maid: she could not sweep in the corner witihn a round room.







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    All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
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Not enough clues. The maid is lying, there are no corners. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder. This will be unsolved without more evidence.







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    Murder on the Orient Express ?

    Everyone is lying, there are no corners in round house, lazy wife won't do dishes when maid is there and butler can't get mail on sunday.

    So everyone murdered collectively and are now covering for each other.







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      Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
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      Aug 21 at 11:36






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      The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
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    up vote
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    accepted











    Murder on the Orient Express ?

    Everyone is lying, there are no corners in round house, lazy wife won't do dishes when maid is there and butler can't get mail on sunday.

    So everyone murdered collectively and are now covering for each other.







    share|improve this answer
















    • 3




      Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 11:36






    • 2




      The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
      – athin
      Aug 22 at 9:52












    up vote
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    accepted







    up vote
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    accepted







    Murder on the Orient Express ?

    Everyone is lying, there are no corners in round house, lazy wife won't do dishes when maid is there and butler can't get mail on sunday.

    So everyone murdered collectively and are now covering for each other.







    share|improve this answer













    Murder on the Orient Express ?

    Everyone is lying, there are no corners in round house, lazy wife won't do dishes when maid is there and butler can't get mail on sunday.

    So everyone murdered collectively and are now covering for each other.








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      Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 11:36






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      The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
      – athin
      Aug 22 at 9:52












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      Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 11:36






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      The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
      – athin
      Aug 22 at 9:52







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    Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
    – Cashbee
    Aug 21 at 11:36




    Best answer right here. All other answers, including the correct one and mine, do not make sense to me, this one does.
    – Cashbee
    Aug 21 at 11:36




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    The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
    – athin
    Aug 22 at 9:52




    The spoiler is indeed a spoiler (of movie) :(
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    I agree with the previous answers that:




    Everybody was lying to the detective




    But the killer must be:




    The maid




    because




    Quote: "There was a maid that does everything"







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    • so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:53










    • @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
      – rhsquared
      Aug 21 at 13:00










    • wait for OP perhaps :)
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:02










    • if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
      – George Menoutis
      Aug 21 at 13:51






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      I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
      – Lorendiac
      Aug 22 at 0:33















    up vote
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    I agree with the previous answers that:




    Everybody was lying to the detective




    But the killer must be:




    The maid




    because




    Quote: "There was a maid that does everything"







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    • so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:53










    • @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
      – rhsquared
      Aug 21 at 13:00










    • wait for OP perhaps :)
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:02










    • if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
      – George Menoutis
      Aug 21 at 13:51






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      I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
      – Lorendiac
      Aug 22 at 0:33













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    I agree with the previous answers that:




    Everybody was lying to the detective




    But the killer must be:




    The maid




    because




    Quote: "There was a maid that does everything"







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    I agree with the previous answers that:




    Everybody was lying to the detective




    But the killer must be:




    The maid




    because




    Quote: "There was a maid that does everything"








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    • so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:53










    • @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
      – rhsquared
      Aug 21 at 13:00










    • wait for OP perhaps :)
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:02










    • if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
      – George Menoutis
      Aug 21 at 13:51






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      I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
      – Lorendiac
      Aug 22 at 0:33

















    • so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:53










    • @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
      – rhsquared
      Aug 21 at 13:00










    • wait for OP perhaps :)
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:02










    • if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
      – George Menoutis
      Aug 21 at 13:51






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      I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
      – Lorendiac
      Aug 22 at 0:33
















    so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:53




    so other two were just watching while maid murdered the husband ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:53












    @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
    – rhsquared
    Aug 21 at 13:00




    @Sikorski What do you expect me to say?
    – rhsquared
    Aug 21 at 13:00












    wait for OP perhaps :)
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 13:02




    wait for OP perhaps :)
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 13:02












    if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
    – George Menoutis
    Aug 21 at 13:51




    if it is so, shouldn't the murdered do the "dying" too, triggering a paradox?
    – George Menoutis
    Aug 21 at 13:51




    1




    1




    I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
    – Lorendiac
    Aug 22 at 0:33





    I was thinking that "the maid does everything" may only apply to tasks inside the house, and thus the butler could truthfully say that he fetches the mail, since that involves walking out of the house, which takes him beyond the maid's jurisdiction. I don't think "does everything" was meant to apply to every task that needs doing in the entire outside world. On a similar note, if there's lots of furniture and plumbing fixtures and things cluttering up that round room, there could be all sorts of "corners" on the floor that need to be swept from time to time, as the maid said.
    – Lorendiac
    Aug 22 at 0:33











    up vote
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    While another answer has been accepted, I think a more reasonable answer is:




    The detective did it.




    Explanation:



    First, note that




    the text says that the detective comes the same Sunday that the husband is murdered. It does not say that the detective comes after the husband was murdered. Also note that the detective has no alibi.




    Second,




    when looking closer, there's no reason to assume that anyone was lying.




    In particular,




    • The cupboard was quite dirty, especially in the corners. That's why the maid was wiping them.




    • The wife was lazy, but the husband was annoying. And he had annoyed her so much about the dishes that she did them anyway.




    • The butler had his free day on Saturday, therefore the Saturday mail wasn't yet fetched when he returned on Sunday. Therefore he fetched it at that day.




    Since all of them had an alibi, they did not do it. Thus only two options remain: Suicide, or the detective killing the husband.


    But suicide is excluded because the text explicitly states that the husband was murdered.


    So there's only one possibility remaining, which therefore has to be the correct one: The detective did it.







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    • 2




      celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
      – 7_R3X
      Aug 22 at 6:46











    • @7_R3X hahah :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:53














    up vote
    13
    down vote













    While another answer has been accepted, I think a more reasonable answer is:




    The detective did it.




    Explanation:



    First, note that




    the text says that the detective comes the same Sunday that the husband is murdered. It does not say that the detective comes after the husband was murdered. Also note that the detective has no alibi.




    Second,




    when looking closer, there's no reason to assume that anyone was lying.




    In particular,




    • The cupboard was quite dirty, especially in the corners. That's why the maid was wiping them.




    • The wife was lazy, but the husband was annoying. And he had annoyed her so much about the dishes that she did them anyway.




    • The butler had his free day on Saturday, therefore the Saturday mail wasn't yet fetched when he returned on Sunday. Therefore he fetched it at that day.




    Since all of them had an alibi, they did not do it. Thus only two options remain: Suicide, or the detective killing the husband.


    But suicide is excluded because the text explicitly states that the husband was murdered.


    So there's only one possibility remaining, which therefore has to be the correct one: The detective did it.







    share|improve this answer
















    • 2




      celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
      – 7_R3X
      Aug 22 at 6:46











    • @7_R3X hahah :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:53












    up vote
    13
    down vote










    up vote
    13
    down vote









    While another answer has been accepted, I think a more reasonable answer is:




    The detective did it.




    Explanation:



    First, note that




    the text says that the detective comes the same Sunday that the husband is murdered. It does not say that the detective comes after the husband was murdered. Also note that the detective has no alibi.




    Second,




    when looking closer, there's no reason to assume that anyone was lying.




    In particular,




    • The cupboard was quite dirty, especially in the corners. That's why the maid was wiping them.




    • The wife was lazy, but the husband was annoying. And he had annoyed her so much about the dishes that she did them anyway.




    • The butler had his free day on Saturday, therefore the Saturday mail wasn't yet fetched when he returned on Sunday. Therefore he fetched it at that day.




    Since all of them had an alibi, they did not do it. Thus only two options remain: Suicide, or the detective killing the husband.


    But suicide is excluded because the text explicitly states that the husband was murdered.


    So there's only one possibility remaining, which therefore has to be the correct one: The detective did it.







    share|improve this answer












    While another answer has been accepted, I think a more reasonable answer is:




    The detective did it.




    Explanation:



    First, note that




    the text says that the detective comes the same Sunday that the husband is murdered. It does not say that the detective comes after the husband was murdered. Also note that the detective has no alibi.




    Second,




    when looking closer, there's no reason to assume that anyone was lying.




    In particular,




    • The cupboard was quite dirty, especially in the corners. That's why the maid was wiping them.




    • The wife was lazy, but the husband was annoying. And he had annoyed her so much about the dishes that she did them anyway.




    • The butler had his free day on Saturday, therefore the Saturday mail wasn't yet fetched when he returned on Sunday. Therefore he fetched it at that day.




    Since all of them had an alibi, they did not do it. Thus only two options remain: Suicide, or the detective killing the husband.


    But suicide is excluded because the text explicitly states that the husband was murdered.


    So there's only one possibility remaining, which therefore has to be the correct one: The detective did it.








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    answered Aug 21 at 15:54









    celtschk

    1,357317




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      celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
      – 7_R3X
      Aug 22 at 6:46











    • @7_R3X hahah :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:53












    • 2




      celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
      – 7_R3X
      Aug 22 at 6:46











    • @7_R3X hahah :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:53







    2




    2




    celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
    – 7_R3X
    Aug 22 at 6:46





    celtschk has been watching a lot of Sherlock lately.
    – 7_R3X
    Aug 22 at 6:46













    @7_R3X hahah :P
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 8:53




    @7_R3X hahah :P
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 8:53










    up vote
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    I actually think the killer isn't lying at all:




    the Butler says "I was getting the male.".







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    • This was really nice! $(+1)$
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:58














    up vote
    4
    down vote













    I actually think the killer isn't lying at all:




    the Butler says "I was getting the male.".







    share|improve this answer






















    • This was really nice! $(+1)$
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:58












    up vote
    4
    down vote










    up vote
    4
    down vote









    I actually think the killer isn't lying at all:




    the Butler says "I was getting the male.".







    share|improve this answer














    I actually think the killer isn't lying at all:




    the Butler says "I was getting the male.".








    share|improve this answer














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    edited Aug 22 at 14:59

























    answered Aug 22 at 7:09









    davidjwest

    1413




    1413











    • This was really nice! $(+1)$
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:58
















    • This was really nice! $(+1)$
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:58















    This was really nice! $(+1)$
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 8:58




    This was really nice! $(+1)$
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 8:58










    up vote
    3
    down vote













    Was it




    The wife?




    My reasoning for that is




    The butler AND the maid were lying (maid: there are no corners, butler: there is no mail on sundays)

    Therefore I assume that everybody is lying --> And since the wife is the only person with a believable alibi (I know the wife is lazy but it's still possible, in contrast to the others) she is therefore the most suspicious to me







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    • It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:40










    • @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 14:05















    up vote
    3
    down vote













    Was it




    The wife?




    My reasoning for that is




    The butler AND the maid were lying (maid: there are no corners, butler: there is no mail on sundays)

    Therefore I assume that everybody is lying --> And since the wife is the only person with a believable alibi (I know the wife is lazy but it's still possible, in contrast to the others) she is therefore the most suspicious to me







    share|improve this answer




















    • It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:40










    • @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 14:05













    up vote
    3
    down vote










    up vote
    3
    down vote









    Was it




    The wife?




    My reasoning for that is




    The butler AND the maid were lying (maid: there are no corners, butler: there is no mail on sundays)

    Therefore I assume that everybody is lying --> And since the wife is the only person with a believable alibi (I know the wife is lazy but it's still possible, in contrast to the others) she is therefore the most suspicious to me







    share|improve this answer












    Was it




    The wife?




    My reasoning for that is




    The butler AND the maid were lying (maid: there are no corners, butler: there is no mail on sundays)

    Therefore I assume that everybody is lying --> And since the wife is the only person with a believable alibi (I know the wife is lazy but it's still possible, in contrast to the others) she is therefore the most suspicious to me








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    answered Aug 21 at 9:08









    Cashbee

    1,16914




    1,16914











    • It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:40










    • @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 14:05

















    • It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:40










    • @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
      – Cashbee
      Aug 21 at 14:05
















    It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:40




    It also seems possible that the butler doesn't get the mail on Saturday, making it possible for him to "get the mail" on Sunday.
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:40












    @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
    – Cashbee
    Aug 21 at 14:05





    @DavidStarkey it also is possible that there was furniture in the room, creating corners for the maid to sweep. You could even argue that suicide is an option. These kind of riddles tend to have many possible solutions and you just have to guess until you stumble upon the solution that OP intended. This is not meant to be a rant - I actually enjoyed this puzzle very much.
    – Cashbee
    Aug 21 at 14:05











    up vote
    2
    down vote













    i think-




    The maid did it, clearly she is lying about sweeping the corner as it is a round house.So i guess she is the killer.







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    • Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 9:03















    up vote
    2
    down vote













    i think-




    The maid did it, clearly she is lying about sweeping the corner as it is a round house.So i guess she is the killer.







    share|improve this answer




















    • Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 9:03













    up vote
    2
    down vote










    up vote
    2
    down vote









    i think-




    The maid did it, clearly she is lying about sweeping the corner as it is a round house.So i guess she is the killer.







    share|improve this answer












    i think-




    The maid did it, clearly she is lying about sweeping the corner as it is a round house.So i guess she is the killer.








    share|improve this answer












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    answered Aug 21 at 8:38









    Shahriar Mahmud Sajid

    2,786526




    2,786526











    • Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 9:03

















    • Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 9:03
















    Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 9:03





    Or, perhaps it could have gone like this: $ast$ (ROT13) Fhccbfr gur znvq qvq abg qb vg. Gura gur jvsr jbhyq or ylvat orpnhfr gur znvq pbhyq or jnfuvat gur qvfurf vafgrnq... ohg jr xabj gung guvf zrnaf gur znvq vf ylvat. Gurersber gur znvq naq gur jvsr ner ylvat, gurersber gurl obgu xvyyrq gur uhfonaq! $ast$ That's how I thought of it. $(+1)$ either way :D
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 9:03











    up vote
    2
    down vote













    Seeing as




    The maid is the wrong choice.




    The answer should be




    The butler because you do not get mail on a Sunday.







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      Oh, i don't know how to hide the text. My bad.
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      use >! instead of >
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      Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
      – R.D
      Aug 21 at 9:03










    • In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 8:55















    up vote
    2
    down vote













    Seeing as




    The maid is the wrong choice.




    The answer should be




    The butler because you do not get mail on a Sunday.







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    • 2




      Oh, i don't know how to hide the text. My bad.
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      Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
      – R.D
      Aug 21 at 9:03










    • In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
      – user477343
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    up vote
    2
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    up vote
    2
    down vote









    Seeing as




    The maid is the wrong choice.




    The answer should be




    The butler because you do not get mail on a Sunday.







    share|improve this answer














    Seeing as




    The maid is the wrong choice.




    The answer should be




    The butler because you do not get mail on a Sunday.








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    edited Aug 21 at 9:02









    OfFPiR

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    answered Aug 21 at 8:57









    R.D

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      use >! instead of >
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      Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
      – R.D
      Aug 21 at 9:03










    • In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
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      Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
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      Aug 21 at 9:03










    • In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
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    Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
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    Aug 21 at 9:03




    Thank you all :) Am I right though? Because in my country you do not usually get mail on a sunday. Not sure about others
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    Aug 21 at 9:03












    In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
    – user477343
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    In my country, (ROT13) ebhaq ubhfrf qba'g unir pbearef... :D $;;,$ (Copy-and-paste the illegible/unreadable message into Rot13 to reveal a secret message...) $;;$ $(+1)$ by the way :P
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    Let me go on the record as saying:




    it was self-murder: suicide!




    I know this because




    The other three are lying in very obvious ways. Clearly, someone who was actually guilty would have prepared a more convincing alibi.




    Moreover, it fits because




    this situation is super annoying for everyone involved (including the detective) and we are told that annoying stuff is the husband's domain.




    QED






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    • but then why would others lie ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:52







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      @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:41










    • @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:43










    • @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:47







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      @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 11:34















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    Let me go on the record as saying:




    it was self-murder: suicide!




    I know this because




    The other three are lying in very obvious ways. Clearly, someone who was actually guilty would have prepared a more convincing alibi.




    Moreover, it fits because




    this situation is super annoying for everyone involved (including the detective) and we are told that annoying stuff is the husband's domain.




    QED






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    • but then why would others lie ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:52







    • 1




      @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:41










    • @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:43










    • @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:47







    • 1




      @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 11:34













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    Let me go on the record as saying:




    it was self-murder: suicide!




    I know this because




    The other three are lying in very obvious ways. Clearly, someone who was actually guilty would have prepared a more convincing alibi.




    Moreover, it fits because




    this situation is super annoying for everyone involved (including the detective) and we are told that annoying stuff is the husband's domain.




    QED






    share|improve this answer












    Let me go on the record as saying:




    it was self-murder: suicide!




    I know this because




    The other three are lying in very obvious ways. Clearly, someone who was actually guilty would have prepared a more convincing alibi.




    Moreover, it fits because




    this situation is super annoying for everyone involved (including the detective) and we are told that annoying stuff is the husband's domain.




    QED







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    answered Aug 21 at 12:49









    Hugh Meyers

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    • but then why would others lie ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:52







    • 1




      @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:41










    • @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:43










    • @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:47







    • 1




      @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 11:34

















    • but then why would others lie ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 12:52







    • 1




      @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:41










    • @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
      – Sikorski
      Aug 21 at 13:43










    • @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
      – David Starkey
      Aug 21 at 13:47







    • 1




      @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
      – user477343
      Aug 22 at 11:34
















    but then why would others lie ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:52





    but then why would others lie ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 12:52





    1




    1




    @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:41




    @Sikorski Maybe it happened on opposite day?
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:41












    @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 13:43




    @DavidStarkey detective arrived on the same day of murder, what do you mean by opposite day ?
    – Sikorski
    Aug 21 at 13:43












    @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:47





    @Sikorski Opposite Day is a day that everything is supposed to be the opposite of reality. So "getting the mail" would mean "not getting the mail", "sweeping a corner" would be sweeping anything but a corner, etc.
    – David Starkey
    Aug 21 at 13:47





    1




    1




    @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 11:34





    @DavidStarkey if it was opposite day, why would the detective come by? Good ol' opposite day, heheh :P
    – user477343
    Aug 22 at 11:34











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    The Maid... no sweeping corners in a round house.




    This was probably too easy for this platform :(






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    • 5




      Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
      – Omphaloskopie
      Aug 21 at 8:46






    • 1




      No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
      – rsp
      Aug 21 at 8:46














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    The Maid... no sweeping corners in a round house.




    This was probably too easy for this platform :(






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    • 5




      Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
      – Omphaloskopie
      Aug 21 at 8:46






    • 1




      No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
      – rsp
      Aug 21 at 8:46












    up vote
    0
    down vote










    up vote
    0
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    The Maid... no sweeping corners in a round house.




    This was probably too easy for this platform :(






    share|improve this answer













    The Maid... no sweeping corners in a round house.




    This was probably too easy for this platform :(







    share|improve this answer












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    answered Aug 21 at 8:38









    Omphaloskopie

    3554




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    • 5




      Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
      – Omphaloskopie
      Aug 21 at 8:46






    • 1




      No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
      – rsp
      Aug 21 at 8:46












    • 5




      Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
      – Omphaloskopie
      Aug 21 at 8:46






    • 1




      No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
      – rsp
      Aug 21 at 8:46







    5




    5




    Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
    – Omphaloskopie
    Aug 21 at 8:46




    Or is there maybe more to it? A lazy wife doing the dishes, a butler that got the mail but did not leave prints on the door (whats a "family-member" in that regard?). Could have been a collective job of wife and maid. both are lying and should have noticed the other one killing the husband, when they are indoors, while the butler gets the mail.
    – Omphaloskopie
    Aug 21 at 8:46




    1




    1




    No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 8:46




    No, it's not easy. just read and think again.
    – rsp
    Aug 21 at 8:46










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    The one who




    lied




    And the only one who certainly




    lied




    is




    the maid: she could not sweep in the corner witihn a round room.







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    • 4




      All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
      – OfFPiR
      Aug 21 at 9:01














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    The one who




    lied




    And the only one who certainly




    lied




    is




    the maid: she could not sweep in the corner witihn a round room.







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    • 4




      All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
      – OfFPiR
      Aug 21 at 9:01












    up vote
    0
    down vote










    up vote
    0
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    The one who




    lied




    And the only one who certainly




    lied




    is




    the maid: she could not sweep in the corner witihn a round room.







    share|improve this answer












    The one who




    lied




    And the only one who certainly




    lied




    is




    the maid: she could not sweep in the corner witihn a round room.








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    answered Aug 21 at 8:38









    CiaPan

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    • 4




      All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
      – OfFPiR
      Aug 21 at 9:01












    • 4




      All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
      – OfFPiR
      Aug 21 at 9:01







    4




    4




    All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
    – OfFPiR
    Aug 21 at 9:01




    All 3 lied :) No mail on Sunday. And who does her own dishes when you have a maid.
    – OfFPiR
    Aug 21 at 9:01










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    Not enough clues. The maid is lying, there are no corners. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder. This will be unsolved without more evidence.







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      Not enough clues. The maid is lying, there are no corners. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder. This will be unsolved without more evidence.







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        up vote
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        Not enough clues. The maid is lying, there are no corners. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder. This will be unsolved without more evidence.







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        Not enough clues. The maid is lying, there are no corners. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder. This will be unsolved without more evidence.








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        edited Aug 22 at 2:27









        JonMark Perry

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        answered Aug 22 at 2:20









        Glenn Greening

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