[Gumshoe chuckles proudly as he crosses his arms.]

I'm not one to toot my own horn, pal. This guy just claimed to be an ace detective, but he was a total sham next to yours truly! And the other people I was working with.

But trust me, it was a tough case! That Mask Demasque guy managed to elude us a whole bunch of times! A whole five times! Or was it four? ...Or six? [He shrugs.] Point was, he was running circles around us! Until he wasn't anymore.