Episode #0889

[It's up to the first poster to come up with a set up, and then each following post will either complete it or fill in the blank(s). And, as always, whoever posts the set up is certainly allowed to post their own completion/fill in as a follow up.]

 

Complete this phrase: "Stokes was stunned beyond belief when the private detective he'd hired called to report that he'd been able to find evidence to prove conclusively that...!!"

Adam had left the building

The cheese stands alone