[00:01.080]--- Lesson 87 A perfect alibi
[00:07.120]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:13.200]--- What was wrong with the man's story?
[00:18.760]'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,' said the man.^“
[00:28.120]'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.^“
[00:34.480]'Of course I do,' answered the man. 'I must be at work at 10 o'clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'^“
[00:47.640]'Would a later train get you to work on time?' asked the inspector.^“
[00:54.760]'I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.'^“
[01:01.520]'At what time did you arrive at the station?'
[01:06.280]'At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.'
[01:13.920]'And you didn't notice anything unusual?'^“
[01:19.000]'Of course not.
[01:22.240]'I suggest,' said the inspector,^“
[01:25.720]'that you are not telling the truth.^“
[01:28.800]I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o'clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time.
[01:40.520]You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.
[01:47.760]It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'
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