Detective Sentences, Vol. 34
(Sentences from various sources for detectives and/or muses that like to solve mysteries. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"It's been a while. How's life as a civilian?"
"We're not on holiday! We're conducting an investigation!"
"Sorry I'm late; I found a body!"
"What does it take to be a good detective anyway?"
"You are a good detective, but nobody is too good for this job."
"He killed and ate a guy!"
"You don't use your analytical brain. This is very bad for a policeman."
"Oh, brilliant! We're looking for a tall, dark stranger who's been dead for a hundred years!"
"Is there any chance you'll find who really did it?"
"You are literally the worst shot I've ever seen!"
"He got away with it. He got away with murder, and he's out there somewhere now, laughing at us."
"What if something else is going on? Some other agenda we don't know about?"
"Would you mind terribly if I got back to my investigation?"
"Don't you need a warrant?"
"Am I the only one here who knows how a police officer is supposed to behave?"
"I don't believe in laws. I am the law."
"Police work can get kind of heavy. Have you got anyone at home?"
"You've been paying more attention to these murderers than you ever did to me!"
"Have you ever thought that maybe there's a different way of doing this job?"
"I'm going to walk you through collecting the evidence. You do exactly as I say."
"You're a great cop, and you'll make a terrific detective."
"Look around. Remember that crime scenes a three dimensional. Floors, walls, and ceilings."
"Me helping the police with their inquiries? I don't think so."
"Now, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but something's going on!"
"Something doesn't add up about any of this, does it?"
"You were supposed to be tying up loose ends, not finding new ones!"
"You haven't got anything, have you? I know because if you had, you wouldn't be trying to coerce me into confessing."
"I expressly told you to drop this case!"
"I don't know how you're going to survive without somebody to outsmart."
