Do You Think Like an FBI Agent
Puzzle #2: The Christmas Eve Case
The scene:
Christmas morning. A detective arrives at an apartment after a neighbor reports a loud party and a theft the night before. The door is unlocked. Inside, wrapping paper litters the floor. A half-eaten fruitcake sits on the table. The apartment owner insists nothing was stolen.
What to notice:
→ The fruitcake’s knife rests on the right side of the plate—yet the owner is left-handed.
→ Wrapping paper is neatly stacked in the recycling—no torn scraps, no rushed unwrapping.
→ The “stolen” item? A family heirloom clock. But dust on the mantel shows it was removed gently, not yanked away.
The quiet truth:
A staged scene speaks in details. Real chaos is messy. Fake chaos is too precise.
Why So Many Hearts Grow Quiet During the Test
Most don’t fail from wrong answers.
They fail from rushing.
The FBI doesn’t want quick thinkers.
It wants slow seers—people who:
→ Pause before answering
→ Ask “What else could this mean?”
→ Trust their gut when facts feel hollow
→ Sit with discomfort until clarity rises
In a world that rewards speed, this is revolutionary.
