ItwasabeautifulsummerdaywhenMs.AmeliaJohnson，theownerofthefamousJohnsonJewelers，discoveredthathermostpreciousheirloom，arubynecklacepasseddownfromherancestors，wasmissing.Thenecklacewasworthnearlyamilliondollars，andsheknewithadtobefound.SheimmediatelycontactedCharlie，oneofthemostfamousprivateinvestigatorsintown

CharliearrivedatJohnsonJewelersandquestionedAmelia'semployeesonebyone.Heinterviewedeveryonefromthejanitortothemanager，butnothingseemedoutoftheordinary.Charliealsosearchedthestorebutfoundnotracesofthenecklace

HethendecidedtobroadenhissearchandinvestigateAmelia'sfamilymembers.Hevisitedherson，wholivedtwohoursawayfromthecity，andaskedhimabouthiswhereaboutsonthedaythenecklacewentmissing.Heclaimedhewasoutoftownonabusinesstripandhadnothingtodowiththetheft

CharliealsopaidavisittoAmelia'syoungersister，whowasequallyaswealthyandhadaccesstotheJohnsons'safe.Shedeniedallaccusations，andCharliecouldn'tfindanythingtosuggestherinvolvementinthetheft

Charliewasrunningoutofleads，andhewasbeginningtothinkthatthenecklacewouldneverbefound.Butthen，athoughtoccurredtohim.HewentbacktothejewelrystoreandexaminedtheCCTVfootagefromthedayofthetheft.Henoticedsomethingstrange.OneofAmelia'semployees，ayoungwomannamedLily，hadkeptherhandinherpocketthewholeday

CharliedecidedtobringLilyinforquestioning.Shewasnervousfromthestart，andwhenCharlieaskedheraboutthedaythenecklacewentmissing，shestartedsweatingprofusely.AsCharliecontinuedtopressher，shefinallybrokedownandconfessedtostealingthenecklace

LilyhadbeenworkingforAmeliaforseveralyearsandhadalwaysbeenenviousofherwealth.Sheknewthatthenecklacewouldmakeherrich，butsheneverexpectedtogetcaught.Lilywasarrestedandchargedwiththeft

ThankstoCharlie'smeticulousinvestigation，themissingheirloomwasfinallyrecovered，andAmeliacouldbreatheasighofrelief.Charliewashailedasahero，andhisreputationasaprivateinvestigatorgrewevenstronger