Keep yourself together. DC Lyle and DC Sidekick show me their badges. I show them how extremely nice and friendly I am. Once installed on my sofa (I didn't offer tea) they hit me with it-I am indeed a suspect.
"Someone put you forward as the person that did this, and we're here to investigate whether you did. Where were you on the morning of 5 May between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m.?"
I have nothing. I live alone, work from home most days, no diary events, no witnesses as to my whereabouts. Sweats. "Wait," I say. "Almost every morning of the working week I go to Pret A Manger to have a coffee at or about the time of the incident." But did I that day? Even if I did, what if it was a day when they gave me a coffee "on the house" as they often did? There might not be credit card records. More sweats.
I get the computer. American Express login. Search for the May 2017 expense calendar (消费明细). Double click. Get in:5 May 2017-Pret A Manger, £1.95.
I'm in the clear. DC Lyle peers over my shoulder at the screen. He's satisfied I'm not the Putney Pusher. The Pret evidence is helpful, but he also says I'm taller than the real Pusher. Skinnier, too. I tell him that's because I've been jogging a lot recently.
1.Why did DC Lyle call "me" and insist on a meet?
A.The police thought "I" was the Putney Pusher.
B.The woman charged "me" with the incident
C.Someone reported "me" to the police station.
D."I" accidentally knew who the suspect was.
2.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means .
A.money was wasted on answering the phone call
B.money should be paid to get rid of my suspicion
C.something serious would follow for days to come
D.something puzzling wasn't understood until then
3.The sentence "I have to clear my name, and reclaim ownership of my identity." should be placed at the end of .