CD3-29 [A murder in the village]
ALICE: Excuse me, are you the new person who's just moved in across the street?
MARY: Yes, I am.
ALICE: Hello, my name's Alice. I own the flower shop on the corner.
MARY: Oh, nice to meet you I'm Mary
ALICE: Have you heard the news?
MARY: No, what's happened?
ALICE: Well, the man who lives in the big house at the end of the village was murdered last night.
MARY: What?
ALICE: Yes, at the, um, new Garden Centre.
MARY: The Garden Centre?
ALICE: Yes, that's the place where they found the body. Jack Miller - he's the man who was murdered - is the owner. And it, um, only opened 2 weeks ago
MARY: How…how was he killed?
ALICE: They said on the radio he was shot.
MARY: Oh, dear, that's terrible. So, um, er, you probably know everyone who lives in the village. Er, who do you think did it?
ALICE: Well, um, I shouldn't be saying this, but do you know Barry Clark?
MARY: Er, no …
ALICE: He's Jack's business partner. Apparently they had a big argument yesterday at the Garden Centre. MARY: Oh. What were they arguing about?
ALICE: Money. Barry said Jack was stealing from him. And you don't want to steal from Barry Clark - he's a bit crazy, if you know what I mean
MARY: Right.
ALICE: And then of course there's um … Ellen, Jack's wife. Last month she told me Jack um wanted to leave her - you know, get divorced.
MARY: Oh, dear.
ALICE: Yes, she was very upset, obviously. Her marriage is the only thing which makes her happy. Especially after um … after what happened to their son.
MARY: Er, why what happened?
ALICE: Well, 4 years ago their son, Adam, was sent to prison.
MARY: Oh, no. What for?
ALICE: He robbed the local post office.
MARY: So he's still in prison, then.
ALICE: No, he came out 2 weeks ago. And they never found the money that was stolen.
MARY: Hmm … and I thought Yately was a sleepy village where nothing ever happened…