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Автор Polly Sweetnam
Photo Finish
Lisa works at Black and Sons. Black and Sons is a large company. Lisa works in the Accounts Department. The work is very important. But it is not very exciting.
— Your holiday is next week, Lisa. Are you excited?
— Oh, yes! I'm going to go with Alice. We're going to go to Greece. It will be fun. Perhaps something exciting will happen.
Alice is Lisa's friend. Alice works for Black and Sons too. She works in the Marketing Department. Alice is an artist. She designs advertisements for Black and Sons.
— I want to work with Alice. I want to work in the Marketing Department. The Marketing Department is always busy. Everybody is very friendly. They have exciting jobs.
Alice phones Lisa. They are going to get their passports today. They must go to the Post Office.
— Hi, Lisa.
— Hello, Alice.
— Let's meet at lunch time. Then we can get our passports for our holiday.
— OK. I'll meet you outside the office at 12. 30.
Alice phones Lisa. They are going to get their passports today. They must go to the Post Office.
— Please fill in these forms. Where are your passport photos?
— Here are my photos.
— Oh, no! My photos aren't in my bag! My photos are at home!
— Lisa, you must go to the photo booth in the old bus station You can get your photos there.
— Oh, no! I hate the old bus station. I don't want to go there.
— But you must get the photos today. Listen, I can fill in the forms. Go to the bus station, Lisa Go and get your photos. I'll wait for you here.
Nobody goes to the bus station now. There is a new bus station in the centre of town. The old bus station is empty and dark. Lisa walks quickly. Her shoes make a loud noise on the ground. Then she sees the photo booth.
There is nobody in the photo booth. Lisa is happy. She can get her photos quickly.Lisa goes into the photo booth. She puts her money into the machine. She closes the little curtain. She sits down. She waits. FLASH! The camera is very quick. FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! Now Lisa can get her passport today. Lisa goes outside the photo booth. Her photos will come out of a slot in the machine.
Lisa hears a noise. Some photos are coming out of the slot. Are they her photos? No, it is too soon. Lisa's photos can't be ready. But who is in the photos? There is nobody in the bus station. Nobody else is waiting for photos. Lisa is alone.
Lisa takes the photos out of the slot. There is a man in the pictures. But something is wrong. She is frightened.
The four photos show a murder!
There is a man in the first photo. He is very large. He is wearing a black coat and a red scarf. The man is sitting in the photo booth. He is smiling. It is not a nice smile. It is a cruel smile.
The man is in the second photo. The man is looking to the right. He is afraid.
Something is happening in the third photo. Somebody is holding the man's scarf. Somebody is holding the man's scarf very tightly. The large man is pulling at his scarf.
There is no man in the fourth photo. There are two hands. The hands are holding the red scarf. There is a ring on one of the hands. It is a strange ring. There is a snake on the ring. There is a tattoo on the other hand. It is a tattoo of a bird.
