Cherchez La Femme.

[sandyRoe]

The radio news mentioned a mystery from France. A Polish worker, while drunk, told his girlfriend and some of his fellow workers that he'd killed a woman cyclist. After knocking her down he drove on to his home to get a shovel to bury her. When he returned he found she was still alive so finished her off with the shovel.
The police have no reports of a missing woman. Do they need a latter day Poirot or should the Polish man take more water with it?

[Peter Pedant]

If it were Andrew instead of Andrei, it would be

cherchez la fille or even fillette

er just trying to help

[Old_Geezer]

Possibly the latter, but a discouragement for telling tall tales might help.

[sandyRoe]

A charge of wasting police time might sober him up.

[Cloverjo]

He should take more water with it.

One night, I was convinced I’d fallen down an unmarked manhole to account for my massive black eye. The next day, wearing a ton of makeup and sunglasses I retraced my steps and found no signs of any hole.

[jno]

I expect they'd filled it in overnight to deter lawsuits, Cloverjo