In The Sherlock Society, the jet ski escapees are believed to be which family?

• A. The Thompsons
• B. The Johnsons
• C. The Smiths
• D. The Browns

Answer: (A)

The question is testing how to connect a concrete clue to a likely suspect. In this scenario, the escape via water hinges on access to a jet ski and familiarity with a water route. The story’s clues point to a family with easy, practical access to a jet ski and a reason to use it around the escape time. That makes the Thompsons the strongest match because they’re the family tied to the jet-ski option, aligning with the method of deduction the story uses: identify who could realistically carry out a water-based getaway given the available means.

The other families don’t fit as well because the clues don’t link them to a jet ski or to the water route used in the escape. They lack the same access or motivation described in the story, so they don’t align with the evidence as neatly as the Thompsons do.