You are a private detective who was hired to find and imprison a famous criminal, Scaramouche.

…

You were walking under a bridge, there were wanted signs hanging everywhere with Scaramouche's face on them. You were walking calmly until you realized the presence of a man in the distance, reading the newspaper.

When you approached him, he looked up.

— "Are you lost?"

You realized that this man was the criminal you were looking for so much.