MarkLubniewskis2minutemystery+period+2

“Dr. Blare died here, his skull crushed in by the bust of Fred Clayton. Clayton’s nearby statue has been showing signs of wear, but we never expected this!” Sheriff Watson told Dr. Haledijan. Blare was sprawled out spread eagled on the ground, his head crushed, with a stone head nearby. The stone head had the telltale brownish red of dried blood on it. It was pitiful to see this man, once on top of the world, like this. Blare was noted for his controversial theories regarding the migration of the Native people of South America. Blare’s death was not an untimely end; he had been planning on giving a speech that night. Many people regarded his theories as complete lies. Many people, given the opportunity, would have killed Dr. Blare. “Do we have any suspects?” Haledijan asked. “We do have one, a Mr. Anthony Limbard, who admitted to the murder.” Sheriff Watson replied, indicating a seated man on a nearby bench. “I think I’ll go ask him some questions,” Haledijan said, walking towards Lombard. “Hello!” Limbard said brightly as Haledijan approached him. “You seem awfully happy to be getting arrested,” Haledijan said, caught by surprise by both this man’s youth and his positive attitude. “Well, I am, after all, I’m looking forward to meeting some of my old friends in jail.” “Well, I suppose I just have some questions for you.” “Why did you kill Blare?” “I wanted to kill him because I hated him, I always have."  “How did you kill him?”   “I waited until he was standing below me, then I pushed a heavy thing on his head.”   Haledijan stepped back for a moment, thinking, and then asked.   “Why did you drop a stone griffon on Blare’s head?” Limbard hesitated, choosing his answer carefully.   “I dropped a stone griffon on his head because it was the most convenient lethal object I could find! Besides, what does that have to do with anything?”   Haledijan walked over to where Sheriff Watson was standing, observing their conversation, then said,  ` “This man is not the murderer.”  // How did Haledijan know? //