Puzzle: Poison at the Dinner Party
The Case:
Five friends — Alex, Bella, Chris, Diana, and Ethan — attended a dinner party. They all ate the same meal: salad, steak, mashed potatoes, and wine. They laughed, joked, and left. The next morning, Chris was found dead — poisoned.
The autopsy revealed the poison was in the wine. But here's the strange part: everyone drank the wine. Yet only Chris died.
Detective Aakash interviews the others. Here’s what they say:
Alex: "We all poured our own wine. I sipped mine slowly."
Bella: "Chris drank his all at once, like always."
Diana: "I saw Ethan near the wine bottle before dinner."
Ethan: "I just made sure everyone had a glass — I didn’t touch the bottle."
The Clue:
The poison was slow-acting but would only take effect if the whole glass was consumed quickly.
Question:
Who poisoned Chris? And how?