101 Conversations in Simple English

10. The second robbery

When Natalie and Alice arrive at the shop, they see that the police have already arrived. The shop windows are broken. Mr. Robert Green looks very upset.

Natalie: Hello, Mr. Green.

Robert Green: Here you are! Detective, these are the women from yesterday.

Alice: What’s going on?

Robert Green: They are witnesses; the drawings were here yesterday. Someone stole them from the shop!

Natalie: Really?

Robert Green: She is an art historian. She can confirm that the drawings are by William Turner.

Natalie: Yes, I’m sure. They are the drawings from Lawrence Windsor’s private collection! It’s all over the news.

Detective Smith: Hello, I’m Detective Smith. Nice to meet you. Do you know who the thief is?

Natalie: No, I don’t.

Alice: Maybe it’s the man with the hat.

Detective Smith: The man with the hat?

Alice: Yes, a man in a hat was in the shop yesterday.

Detective Smith: Okay, well let’s investigate him!