Playful Detectives Gifts

A boy acting suspiciously

"After I graduate middle school, high school and college, I'll go to law school to get you out of this. But I want my retainer now."

'We subpoenaed all of 'Mr. Big's' electronic messages. They're in morse code.'

'I'm sure that the autopsy will confirm it was a suicide.'

'Who was the murderer? Well Watson, that's the killer question.'

"We subscribe to five streaming services so why are we never able to see the hot new show everybody is raving about?"

I understand that our cat Magus died. I miss her a lot. But I wish my parents wouldn't tiptoe around it. House of Java.net Cybercafe. You don't have to watch Youtube clips of "CSI: Miami" to understand that death is a part of life. The thing I don't understand about our cat's death is, who would've killed her and left a mountain of unresolved clues that only a crack forensics team can figure out? Where were you at 8:45pm? The Youtube generation grows up fast.

"What are you in for?"

"We think we've found the murder weapon Sir"

"You want me to explain how there were two doughnuts in the larder and now there is only one? Easy, it was too dark in there to see the second one."

Weird – I think everything they watch is called, That actor looks so familiar what else have we seen him in.

"Now calm down Ma'am. If you want to report a murder I'll patch you through to Detective Malone in homicide. This is Sergeant Flanagan....Insecticide!"

"Well, obviously the victim had a French enemy."

'Fancy coming on a man hunt?'

"TV violence made him do it. Says he'll name shows if we drop the charges."

Excessive Paperwork

Violence on TV.

'I am unable to find the words to respond to that.'

"This is too hard, but I'd recognize him on his own."

'With all those presents Santa carries, do you think he packs heat? . . . And maybe he's not really fat, but he's wearing a kevlar vest.'

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

'You're free to go. Another suspect matching the description of having big ears and a trunk has just been arrested for the circus stampede.'

'So now you sniff out drugs. That's it, no more TV cop shows.'

'They got me for trespassing, grand theft cookie and trafficking Xboxes across state lines.'

Murdered man spells out his murderer in alphabet soup.

I thought you might want to color it in. Color chalk. 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 5 5

Serious Crime Squad, Light-Hearted Crime Squad, Happy As Larry Crime Squad.

'Good afternoon madam, we're Federal Bear Investigators. We believe a miss Goldilocks lives here?'

"Hey - didn't I see you on TV last night?"

'Did you see who pushed you?'

"You're not leaving until we know everything."

'He died of too much money.'

"So, you've got butterflies in your stomach, a bug in your ear and a bee in your bonnet. Any other complaints?"

'I don't think there's anyone home...Or am I just being naive?...'

'I gather this is your first sting operation.'