Amateur Sleuths Gifts

Detective and child follow footprints using magnifying glasses.

"Evidence suggests she was working on the puzzle, got up to make tea, husband enters and puts last piece in..."

A boy acting suspiciously

"This is a neighbourhood vigilante area."

'I have a bad feeling about this place, Watson... and I smell a rat!'

'I'm going to ask you one more time; who left a hot mug on this table?'

'So far we don't have any suspects.'

"That's not the stick, it's a blood-stained satchel full of money... but hey, good boy!"

Optician and the PI.

'I've written a poem describing my feelings on discovering the body, Inspector...'

"Check this wall for fingerprints."

Don't look know, but I think you're being Googled.

"I found a partial thumbprint. Let's get the heck out of here"

"I'm getting dangerously close to figuring out what I did last night."

'This assignment calls for a chicken.'

'He's not having an affair Ma'am: He goes out at night mainly to chase cars and eat from garbage bins...'

"Hmmm...this'll be a tough one..."

"The butler did it!"

"I love people-watching."

'Not only is he a good hunting dog he's a good watch dog.'

'Nice try buddy, but we know the score. You were involved, but you only played a small part. What we want to know is who orchestrated this thing.'

'If he's innocent, why does he need such a hot-shot lawyer?'

The Banana Crime

"This was no accident, Sarge! He was intentionally DROPPED!"

'Now that WE'VE found the secret message we will respond by not telling anyone.'

"Well Inspector - that little trap you set seems to have worked!"

"Sorry about the disguise.But we've had to reduce our budget for the 'witness protection programme'."

Sherlock Holmes and the case of the tea.

'Off hand, I'd say it's a head trauma caused by a blunt instrument.'

Old lady spying on the neighbours using a webcam.

"We haven't been able to pick up his trail. We think he's using invisible ink."

Auditing

'It looks fishy to me.'

"You may not like what I've dug out, but you did ask me to snoop into your husband!"

Father Christmas' skeleton discovered by Chimney Sweep