At a train station, two friends, Sam and Dean, are waiting for their train. Sam buys a newspaper from a nearby stand and places it on a bench next to him. He then leaves to buy coffee for both of them. Meanwhile, an elderly lady sits down on the bench and accidentally covers the newspaper with her purse. Dean sees this but doesn't say anything. When Sam returns with the coffees, where does he think the newspaper is? Respond very briefly.
When Sam returns with the coffees, he would likely think that the newspaper is still on the bench where he left it. Since Dean saw the elderly lady accidentally cover the newspaper with her purse but did not say anything, Sam has no way of knowing what happened to the newspaper during his absence. Sam's memory of the action of placing the newspaper on the bench would lead him to believe it is still there, potentially hidden beneath the lady's purse.