When a bumbling businessman's necktie is used to strangle the hostess of a lavish party, he must retrieve his tie before he is implicated in the murder. Unfortunately, both the body and the necktie are missing.

Blundering, awkward, and clumsy are all adjectives that describe the protagonist.

What is it about the loglime that makes you think that bumbling isn't appropriate? Is it that I'm not dealing with him changing from bumbling to something else, or is there another reason?

If I don't utilize one of the adjectives listed above, what would you suggest?

I use the adjective bumbling to help indicate that the script is meant as a comedy (or, at least, that it isn't meant to be taken entirely seriously). If I change it, how else can I indicate that in the logline?

I'm not sure "bumbling" is the best description of the protagonist, insofar that the story itself doesn't really connect to a bumbling character having a bumbling to competent arc. Are there some other adjectives that might make a stronger choice for giving a picture of our hero, and why he in particular is a good fit for the story you want to tell?

Thank you, that helps.

To answer your question, he is there at the time of the murder and when the body goes missing, though he doesn't see the murder happen, nor does he see what happens to the body. He does, however, see the body and his tie briefly before they go missing. To find out exactly how that happens, you would have to read the script.

Again, thank you for the feedback.