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1. The call

Detective Smith wakes up to the sound of her telephone ringing. She looks at the clock and sees that it is eight o’clock in the morning. She hears her son, Jake, answering the call. After a few minutes, she summons up the energy to get out of bed and go to the kitchen.

Jake: Good morning, mummy!

Laura: Good morning, son. How are you today?

Jake: Very well! How are you, mummy?

Laura: Very tired. I’ve been working a lot this week… I hope the next few days will be quieter!

Jake: Me too! I’m exhausted!

Laura: Really? Why is that son?

Jake: They have me working very hard at school. The teacher is making us paint, paint, and paint, and she wants us to use lots of colours. Then it’s story time, then we have to sing a song, and then play ball.

Laura: I see… And then at home, your mother stays asleep and you have to answer the phone. Who was it, by the way?

Jake: Your boss. He said it was agent!

Laura: Agent?

Jake: No, it wasn’t agent. He said it was… Indigent.

Laura: What do you mean, Jake? Wait… Did he say it was urgent?

Jake: Yes! He said it was urgent!