to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
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Mnemonic symbol: a detective.
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Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the detective is investigating a passed out Charlie Chaplin who's lying under a Christmas tree. Could it have something to do with the big empty mug which was formerly filled with glühwein?