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21. The warehouse

Detective Smith and Peter head to the warehouse that the picture had been collected from. It’s a big shed with lots of small spaces in the storage facility. The owner of the warehouse, Mr Bennett, meets them at the door.

Laura: Mr Bennett? Good day, I’m Detective Smith and this is Detective Thompson.

Mr Bennett: Good day, detectives.

Laura: As we said on the phone earlier, we have a few questions to ask you about a picture someone kept in this storage area, and which then was taken by an employee of the Tate Museum.

Mr Bennett: Yes, of course, I remember. I have found the papers and the person in question only left a name and a surname… Let’s see… He was called Thomas Brown.

Peter: Thomas Brown? Is that all?

Mr Bennett: Well… Yes.

Peter: There wasn’t a document number? Contact details? An address? A telephone number?

Mr Bennett: Not that I can see. Generally, we don’t ask too much information when they pay in advance. Also, the boy told me that the people from the Tate would come by the next day and that’s what happened. We’re used to working with the museum without any hitches.

Laura: I see. Do you remember what the boy looked like?

Mr Bennett: Of course! I remember very clearly.