Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?

是不是因为我离事实真相越来越近，所以他试图阻碍我获取线索？

scent指线索，put me off the scent是指阻碍我（警察？）调查

应该是Was he trying to put me off the scene because I had come too close to the truth?

他是在试图让我远离现场，因为我离正向已经很接近了吗？

因为我接近真相他就要把我搞臭吗

因为我已经离真相太近，所以他试图把我从现场推开吗？