A/N: Thanks, Cylon One. Glad to hear you didn't think anyone was out of character in the last chapter.
I also wanted everyone to know that the reason this chapter is late is because fanfiction(dot)net wouldn't let me log in. No ability to log in, no new chapter. Anyway, I'm back now and so...on with the tale!
After dinner, Adrian noticed the newspaper that was on the floor. He leaned over and saw the picture that supposedly "proved" Willy was the killer in the murder. He squatted next to it and scanned it. He turned his head one way, then the other.
Natalie and Julie watched him. They knew he was trying to pick up clues on the case. Their interest in him caused the others to watch, also. Suddenly Adrian straightened up.
"I bet he found something," Natalie said to the others as he came over to them. Then she asked "Did you find something?"
"Some," Adrian admitted.
"Well, tell us!" Willy exclaimed, clasping his hands together and practically bouncing where he stood.
"Patience, Mr. Wonka," Natalie said.
Adrian launched into telling what he found. "The picture was taken with the photographer faced west. I know because I could still see an ever-so-slight glow left over from the sunset on the horizon."
"Couldn't it have been in the east and that was the beginning of sunrise?" Charlie asked.
"No," Adrian said, "It was sunset. The numbers on the picture confirmed it."
"Numbers?" everyone chorused. They hadn't even noticed them.
"Some cameras put the date and time on the picture," Adrian explained. "This was clearly one of those. They were in the lower left corner and read the date of the murder. The time when the picture was taken was in the evening. The picture was also taken by somebody on the same level as the person posing as you."
"Which means they were either taking it from a window on the ground floor of one of the buildings, or they were standing in the alley with whoever-it-was," Natalie said.
"Yes," said Adrian, "And the person knew it, too. He was holding a pose."
"Why do you say that?" Willy asked curiously.
"Look at his hair," Adrian said. Mr. Bucket picked up the paper and held it for everyone to look at.
"It's the same funny haircut," Charlie commented.
"I do not have a funny hair cut!" Willy exclaimed.
"Do too!" Charlie shot back.
"Do not!" Willy retorted.
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do NOT!" Willy exclaimed, and then stuck his tongue out at Charlie childishly.
Adrian cleared his throat. Everyone turned their attention back to him. "Anyway," he said, "I've been observing Mr. Wonka ever since I arrived, and I've noticed that his hair moves every time he does. Now look at the hair of the guy in the picture. It's lying flat around his face. If the camera had caught him in the split second he made that movement, like it would have if somebody had snapped the picture without his knowing, his hair would be flying around. It's not, so the guy must have been still when the picture was taken. The guy was posing."
Grandpa Joe looked closely at the picture. "Holy Buckets," he whispered, "He's right!"
"Of course he's right," Natalie said proudly.
"The report was also forged." Adrian said.
"What?" everyone asked.
"Didn't you see the body in the background?" Adrian asked. "The report said she fell against the wall. If that was the case, the camera would be facing the dead end. It's not. It's facing the opening. The report was forged."
"Ha!" Willy exclaimed, clapping his hands together. "Told ya I was framed!"
"Now all we have to do is prove it," Adrian said.
A/N: This chapter contains the first reference to a non-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Monk thing. I'll give you a hint. It's a portion of dialog and is found in a movie. People who get it right get virtual Gobstoppers. When you make a guess, please specify what flavor you want so I'll know what to give you if you get it right.