quenching curiosity

At first Emanuele doesn't think she heard the deputy's words correctly. Then she leans forward, raises one of her eyebrows, and opens her mouth to ask:

"What?"

Joshua also looks quite stunned, although he remains in a strategic silence.

Crimson interlaces his slightly gloved fingers and scratches his gray hair before clarifying:

"That's why I came here. Just to let you know that while things are really worrying for your side, we are indeed making progress in the investigation."

"You already know it's not me, I've already been cleared?!"

"I can't clear you, Emanuele. Only a judge can do that. And about what we found out, all I can say is that the chance that it was you is.... Inconclusive."

The honey-colored skinned girl almost screams in frustration.

"So that's it? You're telling me that I'm innocent, while at the same time you can't define me that way yet?"

"I'm saying that although suspicions fall on you, the forensic analysis and some more of the evidence collected at the scene doe