Help Detective Miller complete her case notes about a very clumsy suspect by choosing the correct phrase for each blank.

The suspect left the crime scene in a hurry, claiming that the heavy chandelier had fallen completely out of the blue. However, the evidence strongly suggests he broke it on purpose to create a distraction.

The suspect left the crime scene in a hurry, claiming that the heavy chandelier had fallen completely out of the blue. However, the evidence strongly suggests he broke it on purpose to create a distraction.

in a hurry: This fixed expression always requires the indefinite article "a".

out of the blue: This idiom, meaning "unexpectedly," always uses the definite article "the".

on purpose: This phrase, meaning "intentionally," takes no article (zero article).