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Inspector Stone in The Case of the Missing Ring. Episode 1: The Wedding Party


WELCOME TO THE INSPECTOR STONE MYSTERIES, BROUGHT TO YOU BY BBC LEARNING ENGLISH.

SERIES 1 — THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING.

EPISODE 1- THE WEDDING PARTY.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT WEDDING VOCABULARY.

LET THE SHOW BEGIN!

Inspector: Hello, can’t get to the phone right now, I’m cutting my toenails… Please leave a messageI

Best Man: Inspector Stone, you have to help us! My brother’s getting married in 3 hours’ time but the ring has gone missing. We need you here now!

Inspector (thinking): OH BOTHER, NOT ANOTHER CRIME, WHY CAN’T I JUST DO MY TOENAILS!

Crowd: Ahhhhh, Inspector Stone… He leaves no stone…

Inspector: …unturned – Yes i know, thank you.

Inspector (thinking): RIGHT, LET’S START BY LOOKING FOR THE BEST MAN.

Best Man: Please Inspector, you’ve got to help me.

Best Man: The ring is missing.

Best Man: It cost £5000!

Inspector (thinking): £5000

Inspector (thinking): I THINK I HATE THESE PEOPLE ALREADY.

Inspector (thinking): STILL, I NEEDED TO MEET ALL THE SUSPECTS SO THE NEXT ON MY LIST WAS THE GROOM.

Groom: Please Inspector, the wedding is in 2 hours. You must find the ring.

Inspector (thinking): HMMM, DON’T LIKE THE LOOK OF HIM…

Inspector (thinking): AND WHO IS THE WOMAN IN WHITE AND WHY IS SHE CRYING?

Inspector: Who are you and why are you wearing white?

Bride: I’m the bride of course.

Inspector (thinking): AHH, THE BRIDE, I COULD SEE SHE WAS GOING TO BE TRICKY.

Bride: So how will you find my wedding ring?

Inspector (thinking): AS I THOUGHT: ASKING DIFFICULT QUESTIONS ALREADY. PERHAPS HER MOTHER WILL BE NICER.

M.O.B: I am that person Inspector. I am the mother of the bride. Can I help you?

Inspector (thinking): AT LAST, THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE. ALWAYS START WITH THE BOSS.

Inspector: Do you know where the ring is?

M.O.B: Oh, Inspector, don’t waste time with me, you should talk to the groom.

M.O.B: He owes the best man £5000.

Inspector (thinking): HMMM THE WOMAN IS CLEARLY MAD…

Inspector (thinking): BUT CAN IT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT THE GROOM OWES £5000 AND THE MISSING RING IS WORTH EXACTLY £5000??!!

Inspector (thinking): TIME TO SPEAK TO THE GROOM….

Inspector: Hey groom, come here!

Groom: What’s the matter Inspector?

Inspector (thinking): WHAT’S THE MATTER?

Inspector (thinking): DON’T GET COY WITH ME.

Inspector: Don’t you think it seems like a strange time to get married, when you have a £5000 debt?

Groom: I don’t know what you are talking about.

Groom: Listen Inspector, you must find the ring: I have to get married today.

Groom: You should speak to the bridesmaid.

Groom: She is in love with me. I think she took the ring to stop the wedding.

Inspector (thinking): SO, THE BRIDESMAID WANTS TO MARRY THE GROOM. WELL, THAT’S CONFUSING!

Inspector: Maybe I will speak to the bridesmaid, but you haven’t….

Bride: Inspector! Inspector! There’s something I have to tell you… in private.

Inspector (thinking): OH NO NOT THE BRIDE AGAIN. CALM DOWN DEAR

Inspector: Come with me and tell me what you have to tell me.

Bride: My mother’s never liked the groom – she doesn’t think he is good enough for me. She is always …. (fading out)

Inspector (thinking): HMM, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS JUST THE SAME… SHE DOESN’T THINK THE GROOM IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE DAUGHTER…

Bride: …my mother wants me to marry the best man but he is a bad man! You should ask him about his racing horse

Inspector (thinking): HMM, WELL I HAVEN’T LEARNT MUCH SO FAR… EXCEPT SOME VERY USEFUL NEW ENGLISH WORDS.

Inspector (thinking): LET’S SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH THE WEDDING PARTY SO FAR. SO,

Inspector (thinking): THE BRIDESMAID LOVES THE GROOM,

Inspector (thinking): THE BRIDE’S MOTHER OR MOTHER OF THE BRIDE WANTS HER DAUGHTER TO MARRY THE BEST MAN,

Inspector (thinking): THE GROOM HAS A £5000 DEBT,

Inspector (thinking): THE BRIDE HATES THE BEST MAN

Inspector (thinking): AND NOW THERE’S A

Inspector (thinking): A RACING HORSE!!!

Inspector (thinking): THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL CRAZY. WHATEVER NEXT?

V/O: SO WHAT IS THE TRUTH? WHO LOVES WHO…

V/O: AND WHY DOES THIS EPISODE HAVE A HORSE IN IT?

V/O: FIND OUT NEXT TIME, WHEN INSPECTOR STONE CONTINUES HIS INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CASE OF THE MISSING RING….

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