Sam has a heated argument over an affair he claims his wife is having with his best friend. The argument escalates and Sam is overheard by the neighbors saying he wished his wife were dead. After repeatedly trying to get from Sam what happened to his wife, the best friend calls the police after two days, not seeing Sam's wife during that time.

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Sam has a heated argument over an affair he claims his wife is having with his best friend. The argument escalates and Sam is overheard by the neighbors saying he wished his wife were dead. After repeatedly trying to get from Sam what happened to his wife, the best friend calls the police after two days, not seeing Sam's wife during that time. ​

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DA) Establishing that Sam was in a heated argument with his wife before she turned up missing sets a timeline and context for the investigation but does not directly prove guilt or the outcome of the wife's disappearance. D) The "year-and-a-day" rule is a legal principle used in some jurisdictions that requires a death to occur within a year and a day of the act causing the harm for a homicide charge to be possible. The argument could mark the starting point for this timeline if it's relevant to the case. B) and C) are assumptions without direct evidence from the provided information, and E) suggests a legal defense that cannot be determined solely from the argument.

Sam Has a Heated Argument Over an Affair He Claims