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tis ten o'clock. There is no one in the street. The
house is quiet.
The police are waiting in the house and behind the
wall across the street, too.
Acar stops at the door of the old house.
t's Mr Snake. He’s here! one of the police radios
says.
The man with the grey hat goes into the house.
Darren is in the kitchen. He is sitting on the chair
hear the door. He cannot move. There is a rope
found his arms and legs. And the handkerchief is
found his face.
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handkerchief round
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Mr Snake looks at Darren.
‘How are you, my young friend? Happy?’
The man laughs.
The door bell rings.
He goes to open the door. It is the woman with the
Roman cups and plates.
They come into the kitchen. She looks at Darren on
the chair and smiles. She puts her brown bag on
the table.