ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə dˈɑːktɚ. ˈeɪtʃ. ðə sˈæd stˈoːɹi ʌv mˈætθɛi dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪts ðæt kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðə mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪkəl pɹɪsˈɪʒən jˈuːʒuːəli pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪn ɐ dɪtˈɛktɪv nˈɑːvəl ðɪ ˈaʊtkʌm ʌv tɹˈuː pəlˈiːs dɪtˈɛktɪv wˈɜːk fˈaɪndz ɪtsˈɛlf fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə ɹˈændəm tʃˈæns, koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ænd ᵻvˈɛnts ɛntˈaɪɚli aʊtsˈaɪd ðə kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ˈiːðɚ ðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl ɔːɹ ðɪ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚ.
According to Dr. H. the sad story of Matthäi demonstrates that contrary to the mathematical precision usually presented in a detective novel the outcome of true police detective work finds itself far more subject to random chance, coincidence and events entirely outside the control of either the criminal or the investigator.