"Would a later train get you to work on time?" asked the inspector.

"I suggest," said the inspector, "that you are not telling the truth. I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o'clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time. You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line"

"At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train."

"Of course I do," answered the man. "I must be at work at 10 o'clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time."

"At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London." said the man.

"I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train."

"Do you always catch such an early train?" asked the inspector.

"At what time did you arrive at the station?"

"And you didn't notice anything unusual?"

"Of course not."

# Read and answer this question: What was wrong with the man's story?