[Guest]

Ok, this may be an oldie, but I can't find it on here so I'll throw it out...

A police officer is walking through a building. From the other side of a closed door he hears a woman shout "No David, don't shoot me!", then a gun shot.

He kicks down the door, and sees a woman lying dead on the floor, with a gun next to her. Standing in the room there's a Judge, a Plumber and a Postman.

He immediately arrests one of the three for the murder.

Whom did he arrest, and why?

[Guest]

the postman because he is the only man there named David..

[Guest]

the postman because he is the only man there named David..

But let's assume the policeman has no way of knowing the names of the 3 suspects...

And just to dispel a few random guesses made when I tried this on my colleagues this morning - nobody confesses, nobody's covered in blood, nobody's wearing a name badge, the closed door didn't have a window through which the policeman saw the crime being committed...!!

Edited January 26, 2011 by Southpaw_Pete

[pdqkemp]

the judge.

The postman and the plumber both are wearing nametags as part of their uniform, and neither of the nametags says "David".

[Guest]

The postman because he shouldn't be on the inside as he only posts letters from the outside.

[fabpig]

is the man (I'll assume postMAN). The other 2 are women.

Edited January 26, 2011 by fabpig

[Guest]

pdq - already ruled out name badges

zimon - nope (many reasons why the postman could be inside a room, and I didn't say he was on duty)

fabpig - That's the bunny! Congrats.

[Guest]

I meant the same as fabpig..

All the best!!!

[Guest]

The judge. Plumber and postman are on work. Judge needn't have to be at home for his job, and since the lady cried the killer's name before dying , it means the person who murdered her is her relative and isn't on work. i.e. the judge !

[Aaryan]

the only man. possibly the postman, because of the name. i like harjot's answer too.

[Guest]

pdq - already ruled out name badges

zimon - nope (many reasons why the postman could be inside a room, and I didn't say he was on duty)

fabpig - That's the bunny! Congrats.

I should have guessed. Going 'postal' and all that.

[Guest]

I should have guessed. Going 'postal' and all that.

ha ha! That wasn't a phrase I'd ever encountered, until I spent a year living in the US after university. It seems your posties are a little more "fragile" than ours!!

[Guest]

There is only one person there, the man has three different jobs, must be a small town

[Guest]

There is only one person there, the man has three different jobs, must be a small town

Nice try Nerds! Hadn't considered that. However, whilst man could hold all 3 positions, "he immediately arrests one of the three" would suggest multiple people in the room - as the policeman must arrest the person, not the job title.

[Guest]

the postman. because David was David Berkowitz!

the story just fits his M.O. so well