如果他有不在场证明的话
“If he has an alibi,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不对啊
“Wait a minute.”
如果 他 有 不在场证明 的话
“If he has an alibi,”
那现场的DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）
“then how did the DNA at the scene match?”
“If his alibi holds up, then the physical evidence doesn't make any sense.”
Using conditional markers like '如果……的话' allows investigators in Chinese police dramas to methodically lay out hypotheses and poke holes in suspects' claims.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
alibi (proof of not being at the scene)
Standard legal and detective fiction term for an alibi.
Serves as a spoken conditional marker paired with '如果', framing a hypothetical situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's also his alibi from back then.”
“you proved his alibi?”
“First, this alibi is way too perfect.”
“He made us his alibi witnesses.”
“[A-Hua] So, there must be someone who can prove your whereabouts. Someone who can prove that you were at home.”
“a near-perfect alibi.”