Intermediate English Course
Programme 6
Text Three

The Suspect

Policeman Good evening, sir. I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind.

Suspect By all means, officer - only too glad to help if I can. But I know nothing about it.
Policeman About what?
Suspect About the murder that someone committed next door two nights ago, of course.
Policeman Hm! Did you hear anything unusual that night?
Suspect Oh, no! I heard nothing at all.
Policeman Did you see anything out of the ordinary?
Suspect No, I saw nothing, officer.
Policeman Did you speak to anybody that evening?
Suspect No, nobody. I was sitting here watching television. I was minding my own business.
Policeman So murder isn't your business, sir? Someone fired six shots with a revolver, but you heard nothing... A man ran through that door five minutes after the crime, but you saw nothing and spoke to no one... Yet you say that you sat in that chair the whole evening and went nowhere... It all sounds very suspicious to me, sir. Have you anything to add?
Suspect Nothing at all.
Policeman Then I have no more questions to ask... but you won't get away with it.
Suspect What was that?
Policeman We shall proceed with our enquiries, sir.

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