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BOOK FIVE Lesson 11     
Who could it be?

SCENE ONE: THE MUSEUM OFFICE
TONY: These couldn't be the clue, could they? What are these, anyway?
DIANA: They're the oldest documents in Stamford.
TONY: I remember this. It's the Stamford Treaty. Ben showed it to me. . .

SCENE TWO: THE MUSEUM OFFICE
BEN: This is the Stamford Treaty, the most important item in the Morris Museum.
TONY: How old is it?
BEN: Look here. It's dated 1640, and it's signed by two great Indians. All the big museums would like to own this, but it's going to stay right here at the Morris Museum is Stamford. . . It's worth a fortune.

SCENE THREE: THE MUSEUM
TONY: It's worth a fortune. Are all these old documents worth money?
DIANA: Yes.
TONY: Could this treaty be worth more than the others?A lot more?
DIANA: Oh, yes.
TONY: I could be wrong, but I think there's a connection between the Stamford Treaty and the killer. This could be a clue.
DIANA: But what?
TONY: I'm not sure yet. We could wait for the police. . . or we could work on it ourselves.
DIANA: Let's work on it ourselves.
TONY: OK. I have an idea.
TONY: I want to go home and develop these pictures . I'll see you in the morning. We're going to catch this killer!
DIANA: Tony? Is that you?. . . Tony?. . . Who could it be?
DIANA: Who are you?. . . What do you want?
PHILIP: Diana! What is it?
DIANA: There was a stranger in the hallway. Then the lights went out. What's happening?
PHILIP: Diana, that was me. I turned off the light switch by accident.
DIANA: But there was a strange man in the hallway.
PHILIP: I can explain that. Victor!
PHILIP: Diana, I want you to meet Victor Chapman. Victor is an old friend of mine.
DIANA: I see.
PHILIP: What are you doing here?
DIANA: What are you doing here?

BOOK FIVE Lesson 12     
Now let's look at the picture i took last night.

SCENE ONE: THE MUSEUM OFFICE
DIANA: Mr. Tate.
PHILIP: Diana, I'm sorry to surprise you. Could we talk to you for a minute?
DIANA: Well, OK.
PHILIP: Victor is an art dealer from New York. He's looking for things to sell in his shop.
DIANA: I could give you the names of art dealers in Stamford.
VICTOR: No. I came to see you.
PHILIP: Let's get right to the point. Victor wants to buy Indian objects. Could you sell some of the items from the museum?
DIANA: No. I couldn't sell you any Indian objects. My uncle never gave any to me. He gave everything to the museum.
VICTOR: Think hard. I can pay you well.
DIANA: No. I couldn't sell you anything if I wanted to. And I don't want to.
PHILIP: Well. Let's be on our way, then. Good night, Diana.
DIANA: Good night.

SCENE TWO: DIANA'S LIYING ROOM
TONY: Anybody here?
DIANA: Oh, Tony. Come in.
TONY: I know the secret of the treaty.
DIANA: Really? Why don't we close the door?
TONY: Let's take a look at these.
TONY: This one shows Ben with the Stamford Treaty. Now look at this. It's a blowup of the treaty.
DIANA: But Tony, it's only a photo. What can it tell us?
TONY: Now let's look at the picture I took last night.
DIANA: What do you see?
TONY: Look at the treaty in the photo with Ben. Look at the mark. . . Now look at the mark on the treaty in the drawer.
DIANA: This mark is different from that one. How could they be different?
TONY: This could be a fake.
DIANA: A fake?
TONY: Maybe Mr. Tate stole the real treaty. He put this fake in the drawer.
DIANA: But my uncle discovered it right away. That's why he called me that night. . . Then who killed my uncle?
TONY: It could be Mr. Tate.
DIANA: No, Tony. It couldn't be Mr. Tate.
TONY: Why?
DIANA: The police talked to Mr. Tate. He was at home that night. He couldn't be the killer.
TONY: Then who could it be?
DIANA: It could be Victor Chapman. He's an art dealer and a friend of Mr. Tate's. . . But where's the proof? And is he going to kill again?