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Illustration for the riddle “Never a Day Off”

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Never a Day Off

For six years, a bank clerk has not taken a single day off. First in, last out, never once off sick. This year head office orders him to take two weeks' leave. He spends them at home, doing nothing anyone could hold against him, and he is arrested before he is due back. 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.