Hutch and the Hairdresser

[Ben]

I meant "account for" as in provide a satisfacory account of the behaviour of the lodgers in a way that lessened the suspicion attached to them. In both cases, this probably took the form of a positive account of their characters, i.e. "I've known Lodger A for years, and he has never caused any trouble". Nothing to do with any "alibi".

[Lechmere]

If you say so