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Guilty but Unpunishable

In court, two sisters come to the stand together. One of them proves beyond any doubt that the other murdered her own husband. The judge announces: "Guilt is established, but I cannot punish this woman." Why?

The solution

Uncover this answer in Post Mortem. In the app, the narrator answers your questions as you piece together the story.

Available on Google Play and the App Store.

Where do you start?

Read the scene again and separate the facts from your assumptions. With a narrator who knows the answer, ask one question at a time. They answer yes, no or irrelevant.