101 Conversations in Intermediate English

25. What Adam knows

Detective Smith is speaking on the telephone with Adam, a mysterious friend of Natalie and Alice, who says they are part of a secret society.

Laura: How do you know about the painting?

Adam: Natalie told me everything. Don’t worry, I’m contacting you to offer my help.

Laura: Does this secret society have something to do with the picture?

Adam: No. That’s what worries me. Normally, we find out about mysterious cases related to the art world way before the police. But on this occasion, it seems as if this picture has come out of nowhere. Natalie  sent me a photo, and

we couldn’t identify the artist. It’s someone who has great technique, but not anyone well known.

Laura: No offence, Adam, but you aren’t helping me much…

Adam: Hahaha, that’s true. However, there is something we managed to find out.

Laura: What did you manage to find out?

Adam: The people and the places that are in the painting are real. And I think that the person who painted it is trying to warn us of something.