Amateur Sleuths Mugs

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!'

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

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

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

"Check this wall for fingerprints."

Optician and the PI.

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

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

"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."

"I love people-watching."

'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..."

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

"The butler did it!"

'This assignment calls for a chicken.'

'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.'

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

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

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

The Banana Crime

'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!"

Sherlock Holmes and the case of the tea.

'I let Facebook and My-Space do most of the leg work. I just park outside houses wearing a trilby.'

'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!"