Simple everyday situations are paradoxical enough to trigger a philosophical choice. As a teaching (!) example, it is proposed to investigate a philosophical problem that all the world's intellectuals have given in to for the last hundred and fifty years - to discover and solve the riddle of Leo Tolstoy. The reader is convinced that a correctly positioned consciousness not only gives the only correct answer, but also opens the chests of the most topical meaning, the possibility of which he did not even suspect. The reader must decide for himself whether the presented facts and the course of evidence convince him. How to distinguish a real pattern from manipulation of even true facts? The key is attached. The author wants to remind you that wisdom has nothing to do with formal education, but strives for enlightenment. Even experience is significant only by the number of life problems that any person undertakes to solve independently, which means that even age will give way to inquisitiveness. Separately, for fans of the detective story: “Tangled?” - yes! “Lies like a witness?” - yes! Considering that the witness presents events solely to the best of his understanding, and it is the detective’s job to see the objective facts behind his words. Face-to-face betting? – repeatedly! Do you think the case is not closed? Then, the documents are on the table! Witnesses to the courtroom! Idle personal opinions are not accepted.