[Guest]

In a horrible castle (not too far away from your home) there lived a horrible Duke with his horrible wife and their horrible servants. One morning the Duke was dead–murdered by one of the other horrible people living in the castle.

When the residents of the castle were interviewed by the police, every person gave two correct answers and told one lie. This is what they said:

The Duchess

1. I didn’t kill the Duke.

2. The gardener killed my husband.

3. I’m not guilty.

The Cook

1. It wasn’t me.

2. I have been working here for 27 years.

3. The butler knows who’s done it.

The Butler

1. I am not the murderer.

2. The chambermaid is my witness; we were playing cards in the kitchen last night.

3. The Duke was killed by the cook.

The Chambermaid

1. I didn’t do it.

2. I wasn’t even here last night.

3. The gardener did it.

The Gardener

1. The Duchess is lying when she says that I did it.

2. I am innocent.

3. The butler is the murderer.

Who was the murderer?

[Yoruichi-san]

It was

Cook

[Guest]

It was

Cook

yea not too hard just a little time

[Guest]

Ahh...good one. I actually have some neighbors like that. No murder yet thank goodness.

[Guest]

The Cook!

Am I right?

[Guest]

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The Duchess said:

1. I didn’t kill the Duke.

2. The gardener killed my husband.

3. I’m not guilty.

So since only one is a lie: 1 and 3 are synonyms so gotta be true.

So 2 is not. The Gardener did not kill the duke.

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The Gardener Said:

1. The Duchess is lying when she says that I did it.

2. I am innocent.

3. The butler is the murderer.

1 and 2 are true (as synonyms as confirmed by the duchess)

So 3 is not true. The butler is not the murderer.

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The Chambermaid said:

1. I didn’t do it.

2. I wasn’t even here last night.

3. The gardener did it.

3 is false so 1 and 2 are true. The chambermaid wasn’t there that night.

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The Butler said:

1. I am not the murderer.

2. The chambermaid is my witness; we were playing cards in the kitchen last night.

3. The Duke was killed by the cook.

1 Is true (Confirmed by the gardener). 2 Is false as the chambermaid wasn’t there that night. 3 is True.

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The Cook confirms he is guilty:

1. It wasn’t me.

2. I have been working here for 27 years.

3. The butler knows who’s done it.

3 is true(the butler told us the cook was the murderer). We don't know about sentence 2(I should be right) as 1 is a lie.

Edited September 11, 2008 by Aldoweb