The Mystery of the Dead Cat

I really enjoy the HBO miniseries, "From the Earth to the Moon" and I really enjoyed the episode, "Galileo Was Right," especially this piece of dialog:

Lee Silver: "Geology is like solving the Mystery of the Dead Cat.  If you bring me a dead cat, all I can tell you is that it's dead and it was once a cat.  But, if you bring me a dead cat and tell me you found it in the middle of the road, what killed it?"

Jim Irwin: "A car?"

Fred Haise: "A truck?"

Dave Scott: "Heat prostration?"

Lee Silver: "Now you're getting it.  OK, if you find the dead cat in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant, what killed it?"

Jim Irwin: "The Chef?"

Lee Silver: "What are we talking about here, Jack?"

Jack Schmidt: "Context."

Dave Scott: "Context?"

Lee Silver: "Context.  The difference between road kill and a meal."