Paul (1) _______ (get) worried. The two unsmiling police officers obviously (2) _________ (not believe) his story and one of them (3) __________ (talk) quietly but urgently on the phone. From the look of their faces they (4) __...

Paul (1) _______ (was getting) worried. The two unsmiling police officers obviously (2) _________ (did not believe) his story and one of them (3) __________ (was talking) quietly but urgently on the phone. From the look of their faces they (4) ___________ (were suspecting) him of something but Paul still had no idea what. All he knew was that at 3.30 in the morning he (5) __________ (was walking) home when a police car (6) ____________ (came) to a sudden stop right next to him. The two officers jumped out and demanded to know who he (7) _________ (was) and where he (8) _________ (was). ‘Paul Hughes,’ he replied, ‘and I (9) ________ (am) at the 2020 Club downtown. Now I (10) ___________ (am going) home.’ It (11) ___________ (was raining), Paul was tired and wanted to get home quickly, but the police (12) ____________ (were) suspicious. ‘Where’s home?’, asked the younger policeman. ‘The Stonechurch estate,’ answered Paul, aware of the reputation for crime it (13) __________ (had acquired) in recent years. ‘So what (14) _________ (are you doing) round here?’ said the older one, ‘This isn’t the way from the city centre.’ ‘I know,’ said Paul, feeling a bit irritated, ‘but I (15) __________ (was given) a lift by a guy at the 2020. He (16) ________ (dropped) me off at Bank St Station about 15 minutes ago. Since then I (17) ________ (have been walking).’ ‘What was his name?’ ‘No idea.’ ‘What (18) ___________ (does he look like)?’ ‘Tall, heavily-built, skinhead. Kind of tough-looking. He (19) _________ (wore) a blue denim jacket.’ ‘And the car?’ ‘A convertible BMW; a 5-Series. Green, I think.’ The policemen (20) ___________ (looked at) each other for second. ‘That car (21) ___________ (was found) a few minutes ago. It (22) __________ (had been left) behind the station.’ ‘So what’s that got to do with me?’, said Paul, starting to feel uneasy. ‘Quite a lot,’ replied the older policeman. A report (23) ___________(was received) just after 3 a.m. that a green BMW (24) __________ (had been stolen). From outside the 2020. Then, a few minutes later a young man (25) _________ (was observed) walking away from the vehicle near Bank St Station. That person (26) __________ (was described) as average height, dark-haired and slim. Very much like you, in fact. And since then nobody else (27) ___________ (has been seen) anywhere near the car. You’re in trouble, Paul, and we (28) __________ (are takinge) you to the police station for further questioning. When we (29) _________ (get) there we (30) _________ (will tell) you what we’ve found in that car.