Tragedy in the bathroom
Monique Vertermockle called the doctor and said, “My husband had a fall and he is lying on the bathroom floor. I think he must have been taking a shower and slipped on a cake of soap. I did not move him. I threw a blanket over him and called you immediately.”
When the doctor arrived he saw the scene as depicted and pronounced Horace Vertermockle dead as the result of a fracture at the rear of his skull. Can you tell what happened?
Questions:
Were the Vertermockles’ compatible? Yes_______ No______
Had Horace finished brushing his teeth? Yes ________ No ______
Had the shower been running? Yes _________ No _______
Had Horace just taken a shower? Yes _______ No______
Had Minnie been in the shower? Yes _____ No _______
Did Horace been in the shower? Yes _____ No _____
Had the soap fallen out of the soap holder? Yes____ No _____
Did the soap puddle come from either the dripping shower or the washstand? _________
Had the bottle been knocked over before Horace allegedly fell? _______
Is there a possible murder weapon in the bathroom? Yes ____ No _____
Has evidence been planted to give a false impression of what happened? Yes ____ No ____
On the basis of the evidence you have developed, reconstruct what happened?
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