2010年英语专业四级:对话3

W: Sorry, I'm late, James.
M: It's all right, Mary. Where have you been?
W: At the police station.
M: Where?!
W: At the police station. I've lost my briefcase.
M: Oh, no. What happened? Was there anything important in it?
W: Yes, my cheque book, all the papers I need for work, my appointment book...
M: Oh, that's terrible! How did you lose your briefcase?
W: Well, as you know,I was with my client at a meeting all morning,and we had lunch together! After lunch, I went shopping. And when I wanted to buy something, I couldn't find my cheque book. Then I remembered that it was in my briefcase. And my briefcase was in my car.
M: So you went back to your car?
W: Yes, I went back to my car. No briefcase. But luckily, my laptop was there.
M: And then you went to the police?
W: Not immediately. Before I went to the police station, I called my client's office. No luck. He said the briefcase wasn't there.
M: Ur...Excuse me, I got a phone call. Yes? Yes, there is. Mary Hopkins. Oh, really? I'll tell her. It was very kind of you to call. Bye.
W: Who was that?
M: That was the manager of the Riverside Restaurant. Just after lunch today, he found a briefcase under a table. When he opened the case, he found a lot of papers. He said they had the name of our company on them. And he found a cheque book with the name of Hopkins on it. M. Hopkins. M for Mary.
W: Ah, thank God.