神秘的蓝宝石(1 / 1)
itasadarkandfoggynighthenmrsjohnson,aealthyido,realizedthathermostprizedpossession,adiamondnecklacepasseddonforgenerations,asmissingsheimmediatelyinformedthepoliceandtheyarrivedatherestatetoinvestigatethetheft
detectivesmith,arenonedinvestigator,asassignedtothecasehequestionedeveryoneinthehouse,includingthebutler,thecook,thegardener,andmrsjohnson'stonieces,hoeretheonlyguestsinthemansionthatnighthoever,noneofthemhadanyclueaboutthemissingnecklace
thedetectivethenturnedhisattentiontothesecurityfootagefromthenightbeforehecarefullyrevieedthefootageandnoticedamaskedfigurealkingaroundthemansionthefootageastooblurrytomakeoutanydetails,butitgavehimanidea
heinterrogatedtheniecesagainanddiscoveredthatoneofthemhadleftthehouseforacoupleofhoursduringthenight,claimingthatshehadaheadacheandneededfreshairthedetectivefoundthissuspiciousandstartedinvestigatingherfurther
ashedugdeeper,hefoundoutthatthenieceinquestion,anna,asheavilyindebtandhadbeenborroingmoneyfromloansharksthedetectiveassumedthatshemusthavestolenthenecklacetopayoffherdebts
henheconfrontedher,sheinitiallydeniedanyinvolvementbutlaterconfessedshehadfoundoutaboutthenecklaceandplannedtherobberyhoever,shehadornamasktoavoidgettingcaughtonthesecuritycamera
thenecklaceaseventuallyrecoveredandreturnedtomrsjohnsonannaasarrestedandsenttoprisonforhercrime
thecaseassolved,butthedetectivecouldn'tshakeoffafeelingofuneasehatifthereassomeoneelseinvolvedinthetheft?erethereanyothersecretshiddeninthatmansion?themysteryremainedunsolved,butdetectivesmithknethatthetruthouldeventuallyeout