Crime scene: 162 mystery solving puzzles to find out who the murderer is

Chapter 52 Finding the Golden Pen's Murderer

In a love hotel at No. 3 Brook Lane, Bethan Avenue, in addition to the ambulance staff, Sheriff Monaghan and famous detective Harlequin, there is also a female body.It was a young girl who was stabbed in the back with a fruit knife and died. "She's Rebecca Lane." The sheriff briefed Harlequin, "She just married Theodore Lane, captain of the David, last week. Theodore just set sail for Hawaii yesterday, and they There's a nice little unit on Third Avenue."

"Are there any suspects?"

"Probably Charlie Barnett. Rebecca had been friends with Barnett, but chose Theodore in the end." "Let me visit Barnett alone." Harlequin said, deliberately throwing a The green gold pen was thrown at the door.Barnett lives alone in the backyard of his gas station.Harlequin entered the door and asked, "Do you know that Rebecca was killed?" "Ah! No, I don't know." Barnett said out of breath.

"Well, it's good if you don't know." Harlequin said, and then he reached into his coat pocket to touch the pen to record: "Oh, bad, my gold pen must have accidentally dropped in Rebecca's room just now. I I have to go to another case immediately, and tell the police that you have nothing to do with this case. You will not refuse to help me find the gold pen and send it to the police station!" Barnett seemed hesitant, but he finally shrugged. Shoulder, resignedly said: "Okay." When Barnett sent the gold pen to the police station, he was arrested immediately.Why?
[Answer] Although Barnett claimed that he did not know about the murder of Rebecca Lane, he did know the scene of the murder.If he is innocent, he should go to Rebecca's new house in Third Avenue to find the golden pen.

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