DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 113
UNIT 3 AT A GLANCE
THE PROBLEM
Late last night someone stole two priceless paintings from Lakeview Museum!
THE CHARACTERS
Tom
Kate
Amy, a detective
Jack, Amy’s
partner
Bettina, art
gallery owner
Miss Bates,
daughter of
collector
Mystery Man
Mike, an artist
(later we find
out that he is
Frank, owner of
Frank’s Frames)
THE STORY - Mystery at the Museum
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Mike the artist draws pictures of three people that he sees at the museum:
Bettina, Miss Bates and a mystery man (Frank).
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The thief cut a hole in a window to get into the museum.
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The thief’s note says that they will come again to “take back” more art.
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(Listening Track 26)
THE CLUES
A wax seal with a symbol on it — is it a letter ‘B’?
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The thief’s note says they will come to “take back” more art.
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Miss Bates’ father bought the paintings from Bettina’s art gallery.
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Miss Bates has a big diamond ring with the same symbol as the wax seal.
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Miss Bates lies – or forgets– about when she saw the paintings last.
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Since the thief didn’t break the window, he or she may have used a diamond to cut
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it open.
THE SOLUTION
Miss Bates is the thief. She stole the paintings because she missed seeing them
in her living room. Tom and Kate meet her when she orders two frames from
Frank’s Frames; that’s when they notice her diamond ring.
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(Solutions Track 3)
