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Illustration for the riddle “The Last Box”

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The Last Box

For a year a man has crossed off one box every evening on the kitchen calendar. He is not counting down to a trip, or a visit, or anyone's return. On the evening he crosses off the box he has been waiting for, he lays his papers out on the table and takes his own life. 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.