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Three members of an international crime ring had been arrested and were being brought to Will Ketchum's office for questioning.
"What do we know about these three?" the Inspector asked. "Are they South American?"
"All I know about them, so far, is what Officer Tall told me before he went off duty," said Sergeant Zupp. "He understands Spanish and that's what they speak, though they seem to know some English. From what he overheard, two of them are brothers named Malo, and the other is called Bueno."
"I've heard of the Malo brothers," said the Inspector. "I don't know which two are the brothers," continued the Sergeant, "but Officer Tall told me he'd heard the Malos agree not to give a truthful answer to any question we ask, Bueno said it was hopeless and he was going to tell the truth. I guess the Malos are going to be out to confuse us.
The Inspector had the men brought in. He asked the bald one whether his name was Bueno or Malo. The man mumbled a reply, and before the Inspector could repeat the question, the others answered.
"He says his name is Bueno," volunteered the thin one.
"He says his name is Malo," said the fat one. The Inspector turned to Sergeant Zupp. "They're obviously keeping to their plan about who is telling the truth and' who is lying. Take the brothers back to their cell and leave Bueno here with me."
Which one was Bueno: the thin one, the fat one or the bald one?
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The thin one. The bald mans mumbled answer must have been Bueno, whether he was a truthful Bueno or a lying Malo. Therefore, since the thin one said the mumbled answer was Bueno, he must have been the truthful Bueno, because if he had been a lying Malo, he would have said that the mumbled answer was Malo.
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