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morning officer how can I help you was  there a problem here in the neighborhood
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good morning sir yeah there was a  problem there was a robbery last night
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oh that's terrible but it's not the  first time it happens it's common here
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I know this time somebody stole your  neighbor's car and he says it was you
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what you're kidding right  no I'm sorry he was joking
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how am I gonna steal a car I've never done  something like that he must have confused
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01:01
well he says he saw you yesterday  you were walking around his house
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what no that's not true I  wasn't walking around his house
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sir this is serious I will have to ask you  some questions to know the truth about it
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I see am I arrested because  I haven't done anything wrong
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no sir not yet that's why I need to ask  you some questions to solve this problem  
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what were you doing last night were you  walking around your neighbor's house
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last night I was I was I don't  remember what I was doing last night
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you don't remember sir please I need  you to remember what you were doing
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all right all right wait a second  it's just that I'm so nervous
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okay then you're gonna tell me what  were you doing yesterday all day
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well in the morning I was working all day  I usually work from Mondays to Fridays
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and yesterday was Friday so I was working from  seven in the morning till five in the afternoon
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03:00
all right you were working then what  about lunch time what were you doing
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you mean on my break it's lunch time so  of course I was eating my lunch as usual  
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okay were you eating your lunch at  work or you went to another place
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no no I wasn't eating in a restaurant  I usually have lunch at work
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I see is there anyone who can  corroborate this statement
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well I don't think so I always have  lunch alone there was nobody with me
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um all right what were you doing  from two to five yesterday afternoon
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04:09
well when I finished having lunch I went  back to work as usual so I was working
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no wait my boss told me to go to a  different place to deliver something
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so I wasn't working at the office the whole  afternoon I went to Belmore the street
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when I was going there I met my friend  Tommy he can tell you I was there with him
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all right we'll ask him later so you went to  Belmont and what were you doing at Belmont
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at Belmont well I was I was  delivering a package yeah
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and what kind of package were you  delivering can you please tell me
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sure and it was in fact I don't  know my boss didn't tell me sorry
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I see all right what did you do  after you delivered that package
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I went to my house it was almost  five o'clock so I finished my work
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all right what time did you arrive  home I need you to tell me the exactly
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no wait I didn't come home from  work I had to go to another place
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okay and where did you have to go after work sir
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I want to I went to one of my  friend's house yes I was there
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and what is your friend's name please  and what were you doing at his house
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his name uh his name is Thomas yeah  and I was playing video games with him
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yeah I wanted to play video games and  he has a PlayStation 5. we were playing
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so you have many friends then why  don't you like eating with other people
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no it's just uh I'm new at  that work yeah that's why
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I see well after playing video games  with your friend what did you do
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oh then I came home I arrived very late  uh what time did this robbery happen
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it was at about nine in the evening  what were you doing at that time sir
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at 9 00 pm um I was I was I was painting
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you were painting okay sir do you live  alone is there any other person in the house
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another person no of course not I  live with my wife but she traveled  
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yeah she had to go to France because of her  job she traveled the day before yesterday
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okay you said you were painting  at 9pm what were you painting
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painting no did I say painting no no I confused
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sir this is really important I need you to  tell me what you were doing at that time
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at nine oh I was sleeping yeah  I wasn't painting I was sleeping  
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I arrived really tired from work so I just took  a shower and fall asleep I forgot that sorry  
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sir are you sure there is nobody with you at  home I hear a strange noise coming from there  
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yes of course it's my cat maybe as I  was telling you officer I was sleeping  
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if you don't have more questions I have a  lot of things to do today I have to work
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work but today is Saturday you said  you work from Mondays to Fridays
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did I say work no no no no  I have to walk yeah walk
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sir I'm still hearing a noise  coming from your house what is that
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it's nothing there is nobody inside I told  you my wife is not here she traveled and
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baby who is there I'm waiting for you my love
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so you're alone huh I'm sorry but I will have  to arrest you for lying to a police officer
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no wait she's oh God okay she's my lover
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I lied I wasn't painting I wasn't  working or playing video games yesterday
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I didn't go to work yesterday I was  with her the whole day I'm sorry
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anyway I will have to rescue and  we will have to call your wife to
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what no please my wife no I  didn't Rob that car I promise
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you will have to say that to the judge  now put your hands up and turn around
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I hope you liked this conversation if you  could improve your English a little more  
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