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                                                       M  Oh, and one more thing. Don't accept any   H  What?!
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                                                          more work. This is a full-time job and     R  They've put an undercover cop in the
        JOE  So, how did it go?
                                                          you'll be busy for the next three months,      gallery. [A] Girl called Kat.
        EVA  Oh, quite well, I think. It was quite
                                                          at least.                                  H  You're joking.
            stressful, though. I had to read from
                                                       E  No, of course not. Thanks again. Bye.      R  Do I look like I'm joking? That's why I
            the script, then Max, the producer,
                                                       M  Bye.                                           called you back this afternoon from a
            interviewed me.
                                                       E  Wow! I've got the job!                         payphone and told you to meet me here
        J  What did he ask you?
                                                       JOE  Congratulations! That's brilliant!           instead.
        E  First he asked me if I was working at the
                                                       E  Yes, I can't believe it! A TV series ... and   H  [Are you] Sure you weren't followed?
            moment.
                                                          I'm the main character!                    R  No, the cops went to the warehouse.
        J  And how did you deal with that?             J  So what did he say?                            Idiots. So, [have you] got the statues?
        E  Well, um I couldn't tell him I was a                                                                             4
                                                       E  Well, he asked me to come to a meeting     H  [They're] In the van.  1'll put them in your
            waitress working part-time in a cafe,
                                                          on Monday. He wants me to meet the             car myself, if you like.
            could I? So I said no. Then he asked what
                                                          director and the other actors.             R  Hang on a minute. Are the diamonds
            my last acting job had been, so I told him
                                                       J   That's great!                                 inside them?
            about Ward Six.                            E  Yes  he told me to be at their offices at ten.   H  [Of]  Course they are.
        J  That's good. It shows you're a working            '
                                                       J   Excellent. Did he say anything else?      R  They'd better be. Or we'll both end up
            actress - well, some of the time, anyway.
                                                       E  Yes, he told me not to accept any more         dead.
        E  Very funny. He also asked if I had any
                                                          work. This is going to last three months,   H  Hey, relax. All I want is the money. Er ...
            acting work in the next three months.
                                                          at least,                                      where is it, by the way?
        J  And what did you say?
                                                       J   Fantastic! So what's your character's     R  [It's] In the bag. Two million, used ten-
        E  I told him about the other auditions and
                                                          name again?                                    pound notes, just like we agreed.
            said I was very hopeful. That was the best   E  Kat. I don't know much about her yet, but   H  Perfect. Hey, Rupert, when this is all over,
            thing to say, don't you think?
                                                          it sounds like a really challenging part.      Swould you like to come and visit me in
        J  Yes, probably.
                                                          Apparently she's an undercover cop ...        Amsterdam?
        E  Oh, and he wanted to know where I'd
                                                                                                     R  [I] Don't think that's a good idea. But if
            studied acting.                            &21                                               this works,  1'11 definitely buy some more
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        J  Uh-huh.
                                                       DARREN  [Are you] Sure this is the place,         of your statues. Now help me carry this
        E  So I told him about the drama school, of
                                                          Glenn?                                         one ...
            course.
                                                       GLENN  Yeah. [The] Warehouse on Tudor         KAT  I've locked up the gallery, Gloria. Here
        J   Did he ask anything else?                     Street. [At] Seven thirty.
        E  Er ... let me think ... yes, he asked me   www.english0905.com                                are the keys.
                                                       D  [It] Looks closed to me. [Do you] Want a
            what other parts I'd had recently.                                                       GLORIA  Thanks. Um, Kat, before you go,
                                                          cigarette?
        J   You told him about Flowers in Winter,      G  No, thanks, mate. [I]  Gave up last week.      can I talk to you in the office?
            I hope.                                                                                  K  Of course.
                                                       D  Yeah, right. [Have you] Heard from Kat
        E  Of course. Then ... guess what?                                                           G  After you .... Put your hands on your
                                                          recently?                                      head. Now!
        J  What?
                                                       G  Not since four. She'll call if she needs to.
        E  He wanted to know whether I was                                                           K  What's going on?
                                                          They're late.                              G  I have a gun pointing at your head.
            available to start next week!
                                                       D  Only five minutes. Maybe they're stuck in      7 If you tum around, I'll kill you.
        J   Next week?! So you've got the part?           traffic or something.
        E  Er, no, not exactly - he said he'd let me                                                 K  Gloria, there must be some mistake.
                                                       G  Maybe. Let's wait a few more minutes.
            know by the end of the day. But I have a                1                                G  There's no mistake, 'Kat' - if that is your
                                                       D  Yeah, OK.  We'll wait and see what
            good feeling about this, I really do.                                                       real name. We know you're a cop, so let's
                                                          happens.                                       stop playing games, shall we?
        J  Well, I really hope you get it. Will you    G  I'm getting a bad feeling about this.
            still love me when you're famous?                                                        K  What are you talking about? Of course I'm
                                                       D  Me too. 2Why don't we call Kat? Where is      not a cop. Whatever gave you that idea?
        E  No, I'll start going out with a good-
                                                          she tonight, anyway?                       G  I saw you bugging our phone the other
            looking man who's got a well-paid,
                                                       G  [She's] Out on a date.
            glamorous job!                                                                               night. Now if you don't start telling me
                                                       D  A date? You're joking. Who with?              the truth, I'll put a bullet between your
        J   Heyl                                       G  The son, Dom. [She] Thought she could
                                                                                                         pretty little ears.
                                                          get some information out of him.                               8
        &20                                                                                          K  OK, you're right.  1 work for the SCS.
                                                       D  Information. Right.                           We know what you and Rupert have
        EVA  Hello?
                                                       G  [Have you]  Got a cigarette?
        MAX  Hello, is that Eva West?                                                                    been doing. But if you help us, I'll make
                                                       D  [I] Thought you said you'd given up.
        E  Yes, it is.                                                       3                           it easier for you.
                                                       G  That was last week.  0h, don't forget
        M  This is Max Foster from On The Box.                                                       G  91'm not going to help the police. I'd
                                                          to turn the camera on when they arrive.
        E  Oh, er, yes, hi!                                                                              rather go to prison.
                                                          We need this on film.
        M  Good news! You've got the job!                                                            K  They've probably arrested Rupert already,
                                                       D  Yeah, I know. Where are they?
        E  Really? Oh, that's wonderful, thank you!                                                      you know.
                                                       RUPERT  Hendrik. At last. I said seven thirty.   G  I don't think so. We're one step ahead of
        M  No problem. Can you come to a meeting
                                                       HENDRIK  Sorry I'm late, Rupert. [I] Had a       you. Now sit down and shut up.
            on Monday?
                                                          bit of a problem finding it. Why didn't we   DOM  Kat, are you there? Kat?
        E  Er, yes, of course. What time?
                                                          meet at the warehouse, like we usually     G   10 Don't say a word.
        M  Be at our offices at ten. The director and
            all the other actors will be here too.        do?                                        D  Kat, the taxi's waiting ... where are you?
        E  Yes, of course .                            R  [The] Cops are watching me, that's why.       Kat?
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