"Success (Case Closed). The truth always surfaces eventually."
THE KILLER IS: MICKEY
Motive: Passion and Greed
(Wanted the jewelry/hated Thorne)
The Evidence Correlation
-
Matchbook from The Velvet Shadow
Places Mickey (a regular at the bar) or someone from the bar at the scene. -
Broken silver earring
Matches the set Thorne gave Clara; Mickey was seen fighting her for it. -
No forced entry
Mickey stole the key from Clara (implied by his stalking/aggression). -
Stalker Report
Corroborates Mickey's obsessiveness leading up to the crime.