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Illustration for the riddle “The Passenger's Fine”

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The Passenger's Fine

A car mounts the kerb and stops against a lamp post. Nobody is hurt, and neither occupant has moved from their seat. Behind the wheel is a twenty-year-old woman with no driving licence. Beside her is a man she met an hour ago. The police fine him, and only him. 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.