Sherlock
Sherlock noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home
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In the Sherlock episode "A Study In Pink", the victim writes out the password for her online phone-tracker, so that the police could track her phone and find the killer.
Source: Dying Clue - Scarily Competent Tracker: Combustion Man Sherlock Scan: Azula notices that one of the kuai ball players hesitates with her left foot, and suspects it's due to an old injury that weakens her left side in the game.
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