I was shocked at her words. 'I know you want lo help my father, hut Sheikh Bin Salem isn't a thief,' I said.
'Why not? He can sell the jewellery and get. money from the insurance company at the same time. Then he can buy his wife new jewellery and have the rest of the money for himself.'
'He doesn't need to do that. lie's a very rich man.'
'Perhaps he is, perhaps he isn't. How do we know? Perhaps be. has money problems. Perhaps he just thinks it is exciting to be a thief. i don't know why he did it, but we have to find out more about him and everyone who went into your father's office on that day,' she said.
I didn't think she was right about Sheikh Bin Salem, hut i wanted to do something. So i agreed.
'OK. Let's try.' i said. 'The first tiling I can do is to talk to Abu Makes He makes the coffee and tea at the Eastern Trading Company. He sees everybody who goes in and out of the building. Perhaps he can remember who came in and out of the building that day.'