The telling detail · ★★☆
The old king dies without ever naming which of two claimants is his lost son. An old counselor whispers the same simple test to each man: it would take a minute and leave no mark worth mentioning. The first claimant agrees at once. The second goes pale and refuses. The court crowns the one who refused. Why?
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.
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.
The telling detail · ★★☆
Tire tracks run to the dead man's car door, and back to the road.
The telling detail · ★★☆
He thinks the house is asleep. Turning on the light ends his escape.
The telling detail · ★★☆
Two friends, ten silent minutes in the dark, and one walks out betrayed.
