Bet you guys cant solve this one?

Question

The Case of the Big Deal

Dr. Haledjian had just ordered a drink at the bar in the Las Vegas motel when a lean young stranger with sun-bleached golden hair and tanned cheeks took the stool beside him.

After asking for a sweet tea, the sunburned young man nodded toward the gaming tables. “Name’s Clive Vance,” he said genially. “It’s sure great to be back in civilization and hear money talking out loud.”

The famous sleuth introduced himself. “I take it you’ve been out on the desert?”

“Got back yesterday,” said Vance. “Washed the dust out of my ears, had a real live barber shave off seven months of whiskers and trim this mop of wheat. Then I bought a whole wardrobe on credit. All I had to show was my assay report. Boy, am I ever ready to celebrate.”

“You found gold?”

“Right you are. Hit pay dirt.” Vance stroked his bronzed chin thoughtfully. He lowered his voice confidentially.

“Listen,” he said. “If I can find a backer, I’ll take enough out of those hills to buy ten pleasure palaces like this one. Of course,” he added apologetically, “I’m not trying to interest you, doctor. Still, if you know somebody who’d like to get in on a sure thing, let me know. I’m staying in room 210. Can’t give out details here, you understand.”

“I understand,” said Haledjian, “that you’d better improve your story if you want to part some sucker from his money.”

What was wrong with Vance’s story?

Answer 1

If he'd had a beard for 7 months, he wouldn't be able to "stroke his bronzed chin".

He said he was in the desert, but referred to the gold as being in the hills...

His cheeks are tan. Had he just had a 7 month beard shaved off, his cheeks would have been lighter than the rest of his face....

It takes more than 24 hours to get an assay report, so he couldn't have gone out and bought new clothes using it as credit...

But after some thinkin i think He was a Casino Owner in Las Vegas, Looking for someone rich, Like a Doctor, to build a Hotel & Casino. Where the man gets Free Clothing that the high priced clothing shops located in the Hotel section of the Casino.

Answer 2

The guy can't have gone and found gold in a desert. In fact, he couldn't have got into a desert because if he had whiskers for like 7 months, then his cheeks couldn't have been tan since his whiskers have covered his cheeks! Also, how could Vance have known that Dr. Haledjian was a doctor when Dr. Haledjian didn't tell him that he was a doctor? By the way, your story is kind of cool. Here's a star!

Answer 3

if he had just shaved off seven months of whiskers his chin wouldn't be "bronzed"

Answer 4

Dr Haledjian never tells him he is a doctor .....

Answer 5

he can't have a bronzed chin if he hadn't shaved for like 7 months, we got u!!!!!!

Answer 6

If he had seven's month worth of whiskers covering his face,, how was he able to have tan cheeks?