V/O: WELCOME TO INSPECTOR STONE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY BBC LEARNING ENGLISH.
V/O: SERIES 1 – THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING
V/O: EPISODE 2 – The Ring
V/O: IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL PRACTICE LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN ENGLISH.
V/O: LET THE SHOW BEGIN
Inspector (thinking): YES…. THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING. A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CASE.
Inspector (thinking): A WEDDING RING WORTH 5000 POUNDS GOES MISSING JUST 3 HOURS BEFORE THE WEDDING.
Inspector (thinking): MY INITIAL ENQUIRIES ONLY SERVED TO CONFIRM THAT…
Inspector (thinking): THIS IS CLEARLY A JOB FOR A VERY EXPERIENCED DETECTIVE.
Inspector (thinking): BUT FIRST, I HAD AN IMPORTANT DIY JOB TO FINISH…
Best Man: INSPECTOR? Are you OK?
Inspector (thinking): OH NO! QUICK DISTRACT HIM…
Inspector: Err, yes, just coming. Can I have a cup of tea?
Best Man: Tea? Oh, OK.
Inspector: GROAN… GRUNT… That’s better!
Inspector (thinking: NOW I COULD CONTINUE MY INVESTIGATIONS.
Inspector (thinking): I NEEDED TO ASK THE WEDDING GUESTS EXACTLY WHEN THEY LAST SAW THE RING.
Inspector (thinking): AND IF ANY OF THEIR STORIES DIDN’T MATCH…
Inspector (thinking): I DECIDED TO START WITH THE MOST TROUBLESOME PERSON FIRST, THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE.
Inspector: A word, madam.
M.O.B: May I help you, Inspector???
Inspector (thinking): JUST AS I EXPECTED: SHE WAS BEING VERY DIFFICULT.
Inspector: Yes, when did you…
Inspector: Oh, bride, tea, lovely, thank you
M.O.B: Inspector!
Inspector: When did you last see the ring?
M.O.B: Inspector. I am the mother of the bride.
M.O.B: So, of course, I was arranging the flowers on the suits of the groom and the best man
M.O.B: I am an expert in the art of flowers you know.
Inspector (thinking): REALLY, FLOWER ARRANGING, HOW VERY INTERESTING…
Inspector: Did you see the ring?
M.O.B: Of course I saw the ring inspector!
M.O.B: The best man kept it in his jacket pocket.
M.O.B: He showed it to the groom.
M.O.B: It was in a small red plastic box.
Inspector (thinking): SHE REALLY WAS A VERY DIFFICULT WOMAN…
Inspector (thinking): BUT THROUGH HARD WORK AND PATIENCE, I HAD MANAGED TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEEDED.
Inspector (thinking): THE BEST MAN KEPT THE RING IN A SMALL RED PLASTIC BOX IN HIS JACKET POCKET…
Inspector (thinking): BUT COULD ANYONE BACK UP HER STORY?
Inspector (thinking): TIME TO TALK TO THE GROOM.
Inspector: And you!!! When did you last see the ring?
Groom: Me Inspector??
Groom: Well, err… well…,
Groom: let me think,
Groom: I was talking to the best man.
Groom: He showed me the ring.
Groom: It was in a small blue plastic box,
Groom: which he kept in his jacket pocket.
Inspector (thinking): HMMM. VERY INTERESTING.
Inspector (thinking): HMMM. VERY INTERESTING.
Inspector (thinking): BUT WHAT DID THE BRIDE SEE?
Inspector: You!!! Bride. When did you last see the ring?
Bride: I was fixing my hair and my mother was fixing the flowers for the best man and the groom.
Bride: I saw the best man take a large red plastic box…
Bride: out of his pocket.
Bride: He opened it and showed my wedding ring to the groom.
Bride: Inspector, you will find my ring, won’t you??
Inspector (thinking): STILL ASKING TRICKY QUESTIONS I SEE AND WHY DOES SHE KEEP CRYING ALL THE TIME?
Inspector (thinking): NEXT ON MY LIST: THE BEST MAN.
Inspector: And you!!!!
All: Me?
Inspector: No, not you, you!
All: Me?
Inspector: No….
Inspector: you. Best man.
Best Man: Who me?
Inspector: Yes you. When did you last see the ring?
Best Man: Ah, well, I was talking to the groom.
Best Man: The ring was in a small red wooden box.
Best Man: I kept it my jacket pocket. I showed it to the groom. That’s the last time I saw it.
Inspector (thinking): JUST AS I THOUGHT: ANOTHER SLIPPERY CHARACTER.
Inspector (thinking): I COULD SEE I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP ALL MY WITS ABOUT ME. I NEEDED TO THINK AND SOMEWHERE TO DO IT —
Inspector (thinking): BUT I KNEW I COULDN’T GO BACK TO THE BATHROOM…
Inspector (thinking): THEN I SPOTTED THE SOLUTION…
Inspector (thinking): THE GARDEN.
Inspector (thinking): EACH ONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAD TOLD ME THEIR STORY…
Inspector (thinking): BUT SOMETHING WAS NOT QUITE RIGHT…
Inspector (thinking): WHAT WAS IT? WHAT COULD IT BE??
Inspector (thinking): IT CAME TO ME SUDDENLY, AS IF IN A DREAM…
Inspector (thinking): BUT I KNEW IT WAS NO DREAM.
Inspector (thinking): NO, IT WAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COUPLED WITH NATURAL DETECTIVE INSTINCT
Inspector (thinking): THAT MADE ME REALISE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD MADE A MISTAKE IN THEIR STORY.
Inspector (thinking): THE GROOM SAID THE BOX WAS BLUE,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS RED.
Inspector (thinking): THE BRIDE SAID THE BOX WAS LARGE,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS SMALL.
Inspector (thinking): THE BEST MAN SAID THE BOX WAS WOODEN,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC.
Inspector (thinking): AND WITH THAT, I HAD ALL THE EVIDENCE I NEEDED
V/O: SO WHAT IS THE TRUTH? WHO IS THE THIEF AND DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL?
V/O: FIND OUT NEXT TIME, WHEN INSPECTOR STONE CONTINUES TO UNCOVER MORE VITAL EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING.
V/O: SERIES 1 – THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING
V/O: EPISODE 2 – The Ring
V/O: IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL PRACTICE LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN ENGLISH.
V/O: LET THE SHOW BEGIN
Inspector (thinking): YES…. THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING. A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CASE.
Inspector (thinking): A WEDDING RING WORTH 5000 POUNDS GOES MISSING JUST 3 HOURS BEFORE THE WEDDING.
Inspector (thinking): MY INITIAL ENQUIRIES ONLY SERVED TO CONFIRM THAT…
Inspector (thinking): THIS IS CLEARLY A JOB FOR A VERY EXPERIENCED DETECTIVE.
Inspector (thinking): BUT FIRST, I HAD AN IMPORTANT DIY JOB TO FINISH…
Best Man: INSPECTOR? Are you OK?
Inspector (thinking): OH NO! QUICK DISTRACT HIM…
Inspector: Err, yes, just coming. Can I have a cup of tea?
Best Man: Tea? Oh, OK.
Inspector: GROAN… GRUNT… That’s better!
Inspector (thinking: NOW I COULD CONTINUE MY INVESTIGATIONS.
Inspector (thinking): I NEEDED TO ASK THE WEDDING GUESTS EXACTLY WHEN THEY LAST SAW THE RING.
Inspector (thinking): AND IF ANY OF THEIR STORIES DIDN’T MATCH…
Inspector (thinking): I DECIDED TO START WITH THE MOST TROUBLESOME PERSON FIRST, THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE.
Inspector: A word, madam.
M.O.B: May I help you, Inspector???
Inspector (thinking): JUST AS I EXPECTED: SHE WAS BEING VERY DIFFICULT.
Inspector: Yes, when did you…
Inspector: Oh, bride, tea, lovely, thank you
M.O.B: Inspector!
Inspector: When did you last see the ring?
M.O.B: Inspector. I am the mother of the bride.
M.O.B: So, of course, I was arranging the flowers on the suits of the groom and the best man
M.O.B: I am an expert in the art of flowers you know.
Inspector (thinking): REALLY, FLOWER ARRANGING, HOW VERY INTERESTING…
Inspector: Did you see the ring?
M.O.B: Of course I saw the ring inspector!
M.O.B: The best man kept it in his jacket pocket.
M.O.B: He showed it to the groom.
M.O.B: It was in a small red plastic box.
Inspector (thinking): SHE REALLY WAS A VERY DIFFICULT WOMAN…
Inspector (thinking): BUT THROUGH HARD WORK AND PATIENCE, I HAD MANAGED TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEEDED.
Inspector (thinking): THE BEST MAN KEPT THE RING IN A SMALL RED PLASTIC BOX IN HIS JACKET POCKET…
Inspector (thinking): BUT COULD ANYONE BACK UP HER STORY?
Inspector (thinking): TIME TO TALK TO THE GROOM.
Inspector: And you!!! When did you last see the ring?
Groom: Me Inspector??
Groom: Well, err… well…,
Groom: let me think,
Groom: I was talking to the best man.
Groom: He showed me the ring.
Groom: It was in a small blue plastic box,
Groom: which he kept in his jacket pocket.
Inspector (thinking): HMMM. VERY INTERESTING.
Inspector (thinking): HMMM. VERY INTERESTING.
Inspector (thinking): BUT WHAT DID THE BRIDE SEE?
Inspector: You!!! Bride. When did you last see the ring?
Bride: I was fixing my hair and my mother was fixing the flowers for the best man and the groom.
Bride: I saw the best man take a large red plastic box…
Bride: out of his pocket.
Bride: He opened it and showed my wedding ring to the groom.
Bride: Inspector, you will find my ring, won’t you??
Inspector (thinking): STILL ASKING TRICKY QUESTIONS I SEE AND WHY DOES SHE KEEP CRYING ALL THE TIME?
Inspector (thinking): NEXT ON MY LIST: THE BEST MAN.
Inspector: And you!!!!
All: Me?
Inspector: No, not you, you!
All: Me?
Inspector: No….
Inspector: you. Best man.
Best Man: Who me?
Inspector: Yes you. When did you last see the ring?
Best Man: Ah, well, I was talking to the groom.
Best Man: The ring was in a small red wooden box.
Best Man: I kept it my jacket pocket. I showed it to the groom. That’s the last time I saw it.
Inspector (thinking): JUST AS I THOUGHT: ANOTHER SLIPPERY CHARACTER.
Inspector (thinking): I COULD SEE I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP ALL MY WITS ABOUT ME. I NEEDED TO THINK AND SOMEWHERE TO DO IT —
Inspector (thinking): BUT I KNEW I COULDN’T GO BACK TO THE BATHROOM…
Inspector (thinking): THEN I SPOTTED THE SOLUTION…
Inspector (thinking): THE GARDEN.
Inspector (thinking): EACH ONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAD TOLD ME THEIR STORY…
Inspector (thinking): BUT SOMETHING WAS NOT QUITE RIGHT…
Inspector (thinking): WHAT WAS IT? WHAT COULD IT BE??
Inspector (thinking): IT CAME TO ME SUDDENLY, AS IF IN A DREAM…
Inspector (thinking): BUT I KNEW IT WAS NO DREAM.
Inspector (thinking): NO, IT WAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COUPLED WITH NATURAL DETECTIVE INSTINCT
Inspector (thinking): THAT MADE ME REALISE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD MADE A MISTAKE IN THEIR STORY.
Inspector (thinking): THE GROOM SAID THE BOX WAS BLUE,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS RED.
Inspector (thinking): THE BRIDE SAID THE BOX WAS LARGE,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS SMALL.
Inspector (thinking): THE BEST MAN SAID THE BOX WAS WOODEN,
Inspector (thinking): BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC.
Inspector (thinking): AND WITH THAT, I HAD ALL THE EVIDENCE I NEEDED
V/O: SO WHAT IS THE TRUTH? WHO IS THE THIEF AND DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL?
V/O: FIND OUT NEXT TIME, WHEN INSPECTOR STONE CONTINUES TO UNCOVER MORE VITAL EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING.
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