红星姐妹案（1 / 1）
itasabeautifulsummerdayhenmsameliajohnson，theonerofthefamousjohnsonjeelers，discoveredthathermostpreciousheirloom，arubynecklacepasseddonfromherancestors，asmissingthenecklaceasorthnearlyamilliondollars，andshekneithadtobefoundsheimmediatelycontactedcharlie，oneofthemostfamousprivateinvestigatorsinton
charliearrivedatjohnsonjeelersandquestionedamelia'semployeesonebyoneheintervieedeveryonefromthejanitortothemanager，butnothingseemedoutoftheordinarycharliealsosearchedthestorebutfoundnotracesofthenecklace
hethendecidedtobroadenhissearchandinvestigateamelia'sfamilymembershevisitedherson，holivedtohoursaayfromthecity，andaskedhimabouthishereaboutsonthedaythenecklaceentmissingheclaimedheasoutoftononabusinesstripandhadnothingtodoiththetheft
charliealsopaidavisittoamelia'syoungersister，hoasequallyasealthyandhadaccesstothejohnsons'safeshedeniedallaccusations，andcharliecouldn'tfindanythingtosuggestherinvolvementinthetheft
charlieasrunningoutofleads，andheasbeginningtothinkthatthenecklaceouldneverbefoundbutthen，athoughtoccurredtohimheentbacktothejeelrystoreandexaminedthecctvfootagefromthedayofthethefthenoticedsomethingstrangeoneofamelia'semployees，ayoungomannamedlily，hadkeptherhandinherpockettheholeday
charliedecidedtobringlilyinforquestioningsheasnervousfromthestart，andhencharlieaskedheraboutthedaythenecklaceentmissing，shestartedseatingprofuselyascharliecontinuedtopressher，shefinallybrokedonandconfessedtostealingthenecklace
lilyhadbeenorkingforameliaforseveralyearsandhadalaysbeenenviousofherealthsheknethatthenecklaceouldmakeherrich，butsheneverexpectedtogetcaughtlilyasarrestedandchargediththeft
thankstocharlie'smeticulousinvestigation，themissingheirloomasfinallyrecovered，andameliacouldbreatheasighofreliefcharlieashailedasahero，andhisreputationasaprivateinvestigatorgreevenstronger