Hints

Plot-hole #138 · August 4, 2026 · Today

Difficulty: Medium · 53% of 30 players solved it.

Hints go from vague to obvious — stop reading the moment something clicks. Haven't started yet?

Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Greed"

Hint 2 — The Setup

A small Minnesota town in winter.

Hint 3 — The Character

A pregnant police chief investigates a crime scene.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

A car salesman has hired two criminals to kidnap his own wife.

Hint 5 — The Twist

Everything goes violently wrong in the most polite way possible.

Final hint (names names)

Frances McDormand says oh ya in the Coen Brothers' snow-covered crime film.

Reveal today's answer

Fargo

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