From the words or group of words lettered A to E below the sentence. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or ...

From the words or group of words lettered A to E below the sentence. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentence.
The detective was perplexed when the clues in the murder case pointed to at least a dozen different suspects.