a young child stands near the kitchen counter with chocolate crumbs around their mouth and on their shirt. The child tries to look innocent while hiding their hands behind their back. A plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies sits on the counter with one cookie clearly missing. Chocolate fingerprints are visible on the white countertop leading away from the plate. The mother approaches with raised eyebrows, following the obvious trail of evidence. The child's chocolate-covered face and the crumb trail make their secret cookie theft impossible to hide. how physical evidence reveals something that was supposed to be secret