You finally reach the two doors. The guide had said one will lead to freedom, and the other to death, but, instead of the two guards you were expecting, there is only one guard standing between the two doors.
A female guard.
"I can only answer one question," she says.
You hesitate. The question the guide taught you, "What door would the other guard say would lead to freedom?" doesn't make sense when there's only one guard.
If you asked her, "Where's the other guard?", she'd tell you about the higher-ups wanting to cut corners and save money by firing the former guards and hiring a woman they can pay a fraction less.
If you asked her, "Do you tell the truth?", she'd tell you that of course she did. She always told the truth. She stopped being surprised at just how many men chose to not believe her.
"Which door leads to freedom?" you finally ask.
Without hesitation, she points to one of the doors. "That one."
Do you believe her? Or do you choose the other door.
