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One Monday morning at the Murphy house, the 

family gathered around the table for breakfast. 

Mrs. Murphy made pancakes for Joe, 

Stephanie, and Junior as Mr. Murphy got 

dressed for work. Buster, an ex-police dog, sat 

beside Joe, hoping for him to drop his food. 

Trisha, the maid, has just arrived and began 

cleaning in the guest room. 

Mr. Murphy came in the kitchen wearing his 

nicest grey suit. However, he wasn’t wearing 

the new gold cufflinks she had bought him for 

their anniversary. She asked him “Why aren’t 

you wearing your cufflinks, do you not like 

them?” “No,” he said, “I couldn’t find them. I 

left them on the table yesterday after you gave 

them to me, but they weren’t there.” 

Mr. Murphy, upset for losing his new gift, sits 

down for breakfast before he leaves for work. 

“Hey Buster,” he says with a smirk, “keep an 

eye out for my cufflinks, will you?” Buster 

barks at him and leaves to begin his 

investigation.

Buster walks into Mr. and Mrs. Murphy’s 

bedroom to investigate. He sniffs around the 

table where the cufflinks were last. He finds an 

empty case for the cufflinks on the floor, a 

short strand of hair, and residue of talcum 

powder. After examining each clue, Buster 

continues his investigation to find the missing 

cufflinks. 

Being the talented detective Buster is, he 

figured out that the only two people in the 

house who use talcum powder would have 

been either the maid or Mrs. Murphy. Deciding 

that the maid would be more likely to steal the 

cufflinks, he went to investigate the maid. 

Buster entered the living room, where the 

maid was cleaning. Buster decided to look 

around. He sniffed through her purse, hoping 

that maybe she put them in there. However, 

the cufflinks weren’t there. He then decided to 

start searching her, to see if she the cufflinks 

on her person. After sniffing her for a few 

minutes and checking all of her pockets, the 

cufflinks were nowhere to be found. Buster 

concluded that the maid had not taken the 

cufflinks.

Buster thought to himself who else would have 

used talcum powder. Mrs. Murphy. Buster 

didn’t think that it was possible for her to have 

stolen her husband’s gift from her, however 

decided to investigate anyway. 

Buster entered the kitchen, where Mrs. Murphy 

was making the kids lunches. Buster looked in 

Mrs. Murphy’s purse first, like he did with the 

maid. However, no luck. The cufflinks were not 

there. Buster then looked in Mrs. Murphy’s 

jacket. Again, the cufflinks were not there. 

Buster then began to check if Mrs. Murphy had 

the cufflinks on her. He began sniffing her to 

check if she had the cufflinks, but he could not 

find them. In disappointment, Buster left to 

reexamine the crime scene. 

Buster began looking at the clues again. He 

thought to himself who else could possibly 

have stolen the cufflinks: Joe, Stephanie, and 

Junior. He then remembered the strand of hair 

he found. He realized that Joe’s hair was about 

the same length and color of the hair he found. 

He went to investigate. 

Buster entered Joe’s room to search for the 

cufflinks. He looked all around Joe’s room while 

Joe got ready for school. He checked under the 

bed, in the closet, in the drawers. However, 

Buster could not find the cufflinks. He then 

went to search Joe. Buster decided to trick Joe 

into playing with him so that he could check 

his person. After searching Joe for a few 

minutes, Buster could find no trace of the 

cufflinks and gave up.

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