An innocent character who appears guilty.

看起来有罪 但却是清白的

It's a literary device used in literature.

这是文学里的一种行文策略

Now if were writing the story,

如果是在写小说

and the real killer

而真正的凶手

but we've two gentlemen at the door to see you.

但是门口有两位先生想见你

I have no taste for herring, Patterson. Send them away.

我对鲱鱼没兴趣 让他们走

Where are you from? what do you care?

-你从哪里来 -什么是你关心的

That's still christian. imagine my relief.

-那还是基督教 -随便吧

As a cabin boy on a sailing lugger

我是小帆船上的侍者

Now you're up on deck

你在甲板上

to still smell the fox over that smell.

猎狗很难分辨出狐狸的气味

for something trying to distract and confuse and

歪曲事实或混淆视听的委婉说法