Chapter seven

1. I HAVE AN IDEA

_______ _____ _________ Constable Connor comes to Detective Hunt.

JC: Sir, I have an idea.

DH: Yes, constable?

JC: Yesterday we were at the chemist’s, and the chemist _________ that Simon Cross often ________ to him and ___________ a lot of medicine. Do you _________________?

DH: Yes…?

JC: And I __________ – why did he need a lot of medicine? What if he was seriously ___?

DH: ____ ___.

JC: If Simon cross was ill, it ______ that he _______ to _______ very _________. So, we can go to the hospital and ____ _______ him there.

DH: ______ ______, Connor! We’ll do it _____________.

2. In the queue

Detective Hunt and Constable Connor ________ the hospital and _______ the doctor who _________ Simon Cross. They come to his office, but there is a big _________. They sit down and __________.

P = Patient (пациент)

P1: Well, dear, _______ _______ ___ ___ _____ ___________?

DH: Pardon?

P1: _______ are you here?

DH: Erm … I ______ __ ______.

P1: And I have a __________ _________.

P2: And I have ______! My nose is _________ and I’m ________ and __________.

P3: And I have a ______ ________.

P4: And I have a terrible _________________. And a ____________, too.

P1: Oh, it must be _____ _________. Do you have _______ temperature?

DH: _________ it’s a very _______ _________.

JC: _____ ___, sir.

3. At the doctor’s

D= Doctor

D: Hello, what is your name?

DH: My name is Samuel.

D: Please ______ ___ and ____ _____. What seems to be the problem?

DH: I think I caught a cold.

D: What are the symptoms?

DH: Erm ... I have a terrible headache ... and my nose is runny. Sometimes I'm sneezing and coughing. And I have high temperature, too.

D: OK. ____ ___ ____ your ________. Open your _________. Thank you. Now _____ ___ your _____. Please ______ __. ____ ___ ____ to your ________. Now, let me listen to your _______. __________... don't breathe... _____ ______ please. Breathe ... don't breathe ... OK, thank you. You can _____ ___ your shirt. Now, let me _____ ____ ____________. _____ the thermometer in your mouth, please. Okay, thanks.

DH: ________ ______ _____ ____?

D: ___________. Everything is OK. You're _____________. Why are you here?

DH: Well, we want to ask you some questions. We're from Scotland Yard.

4. Simon cross at last!

JC: Please ______ _____. We _______ want to ask about your patient, Simon Cross.

D: Simon? Why? He _____ _______ ____ _____________.

JC: Prescriptions? Is he _____?

D: No, but his friend is. She needs a lot of medicine. I know that Simon ______ _____ to _______ it. He came to me every _________. And then, ________, he ______________.

DH: Yes, because he __________ a bank and ______ to ___________.

D: Oh, no! It must be a mistake. He's a very good guy! And I _____ ___ ________ from him __ _____ _____.

JC: What?!

D: Yes a letter from Simon Cross. He asks to _________ him the prescriptions.

JC: But the address! What is the address?

D: It's a hotel. He lives in a hotel now.

DH: What hotel?!

D: Just a moment. .. I don't remember ... Ah, of course! It's "The Hotel California".