I should have thought of the water (the clues are so obvious, once I knew!), but I was thinking the same way as @joepiglet… Maybe there’s a place for me in the insurance industry?? I’m having a lot of fun with this comic! :)
I was also immediately suspicious of this old friend, and I still suspect that this guy may not truly be the rightful heir… I think this was really out of character for the Inspector.
I do bellieve that Mr. Conley has torn a page from Stephan P’s playbook…