| He lingered, but the plainclothesman was staring at the innocent, inviolable parcels about to leave the Embassy for distant parts. |
| The police sergeant and plainclothesman exchanged a quick glance. |
| A plainclothesman put a stethoscope on the questionable case. |
| Followed by a plainclothesman, a middle-aged man entered the living room. |
| The other plainclothesman came up to Sergeant Ketzel and Bending as they entered. |
| A plainclothesman came into the tiny shop and stood behind me, unabashedly listening in, and the shopkeeper went on speaking, as if he weren't there. |
