Episode 65: A tricky meeting
Boss: Come in. Ah, Tim, how can I help?
Tim: Erm, well, I think you should read this letter from the watch repairers.
Boss: Oh yes, let me see it. hmm, well, I imagine someone in their office must have made a mistake.
Tim: Perhaps, but this isn't the first time this has happened.
Boss: Well, do you think you might have made a mistake when you took the watch from the customer?
Tim: I don't think so.
Boss: But you're not certain? You could've made a mistake, couldn't you?
Tim: Well, I always check the paperwork.
Boss: Well, let's not worry about it now, but in future, I'll deal with customer complaints. And try to be more careful in future, okay?
Episode 66: Choosing a gift
Janet: And how's my favourite shop assistant today?
Tim: Oh! Good morning, Janet! It's assistant manager actually.
Janet: So sorry, darling, assistant manager. Now, I do hope you can help me. I'm looking for a very special gift for a very special person.
Tim: I'm sure we can help you there madam. Is it for a gentleman or a lady?
Janet: A gentleman. Fine jewellery looks so lovely on a man, don't you agree?
Tim: In that case, let me show you these cuff-links and here are some very nice tie-clips.
Janet: Those watches look rather nice.
Tim: Err, yes. but the latest model isn't available, and it's important to have the latest model, don't you think?
Janet: Not necessarily. I always say that style is more important than fashion.
Episode 67: A call from Poland
Tim: Hey Helen, guess who just called?
Helen: Oh no, was it Michal?
Tim: Yes, you just missed him!
Helen: Oh, no!
Tim: He said to send you his love. Why don't you call him back?
Helen: No. He said he needed some space, so I've got to give him some space. But I wish I'd been here when he called. What else did he say?
Tim: Oh, he sounded well, he's working hard, his dad's a bit better, nothing much really.
Helen: I really miss him.
Tim: You need to get out and about you know.
Helen: I suppose so. Shall we all go and see a movie tonight?
Tim: I'd be up for it, but I think Alice has gone out with Paul, to some sort of art exhibition, I think.
Helen: Again? That's interesting. I think those two might be getting serious.
Episode 68: Is the cat ill?
Helen: Hey guys, do you think the cat's okay?
Alice: The cat? Seems fine to me. Why?
Helen: I think we should take her to the vet. She doesn't seem right.
Alice: She's fine.
Helen: No, she's not! You guys never listen to me. Tim, can you take her to the vet?
Tim: I'm sorry Helen. I'm up to my ears in work at the moment. Anyway, she seems fine, aren't you Kitty?
Helen: I told you she's not well! Right, if you lot don't care, I'll take her!
Tim: Blimey, what's up with her?
Alice: Oh, she's just a bit down in the dumps at the moment.
Tim: Right. Why's that?
Alice: Tim! You're such a bloke, aren't you?
Episode 69: The art gallery
Alice: This is a lovely painting.
Paul: Isn't it? Let's find out about it. Excuse me!
Guide: Ooh, hello there, can I help you?
Alice: Could you tell us a little about this one please?
Guide: Ooh, by all means. this beautiful picture is several hundred years old. In this period, paintings would often be commissioned by the wealthy as a way of showing their status, and, they would be hung in the home to be admired by visitors, in much the same way that we might admire an expensive piece of jewellery or a car these days.
Alice: Oh, it's beautiful. How long would it have taken to paint?
Guide: Well, a painting like this would probably have taken up to a year to complete.
Paul: Mmm, it's a fine piece: one of my favourites.
Episode 70: Heartbreak for Alice?
Alice's mum: Alice, you sound dreadful - what's the matter?
Alice: Oh nothing Mum.
Alice's mum: Doesn't sound like nothing to me Alice.
Alice: Mum, you can't do anything to help.
Alice's mum: Maybe not Alice, but you might feel better if you talk about it.
Alice: Ok, well, I had a date with Paul last night, and when I arrived at the restaurant, he was talking to somebody on the phone, but he didn't see me come in, and I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I heard what he was saying, and I heard him say something like, 'I can't wait to see you' and he said, 'darling' and then I heard him say, 'I love you'!
Alice's mum: Oh Alice, there's probably a perfectly reasonable explanation.
Alice: He's seeing someone else Mum, that's the explanation