Read the excerpt from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted.

Based on this excerpt, which detail would create the most suspense about the nature of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’s relationship?

A. the fact that the officer is greatly delighted
B. the discovery of the other half of the stick
C. the fact that the room has been ransacked
D. the discovery of a burned green checkbook