The evidence in the case

The mystery: Two of Dean’s socks were found in a puddle of water in our front-loading washer.

The facts:

1. Although I had recently dried a dark load and could have left a sock behind in the wash by mistake, it seemed unlikely that I’d have left two matched socks behind.
2. I had occasionally let Henry push the buttons to start the washer, showing him what to push. I had also showed him how to put laundry into the washer and how to move it into the dryer. He was very enthusiastic in these tasks.
3. He likes to pull clothing out of the kids’ dressers and put it into laundry baskets.
4. No one else knew how the socks had gotten into the washer.
5. I have sometimes lately found the washer empty but with a puddle in it, but the washer didn’t otherwise seem broken — and usually when I found it that way, the laundry room door had been left open, making me suspicious.
6. While I was pondering these facts, Henry came in and started pushing buttons on the washer.

Conclusion: Henry washed a pair of Dean’s socks, by himself.

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