“Harlem”, also known as “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes.
Clegg’s twisting of the truth (for example, “What I’m trying to say is that having her as my guest happened suddenly, it wasn’t something I planned the moment the money came”), as soon as he wins the money, he moves to London and sets out to transform his “observations” into the entrapment of Miranda, the “rarity” he has decided to collect and keep as his own.
Identify.... The witness had to come over and identify the thief. Hope my answer helps!