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Illustration for the riddle “Strangled at the Movies”

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Strangled at the Movies

A couple go to the movies. The show is sold out and there are people all around them. During the film the husband strangles his wife, then takes the body home without attracting the slightest attention. How is that possible?

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.