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Beck is being accosted on the street by a woman.

What is happening to Beck on the street? Beck is being accosted on the street by a woman.

She is saying he is a thief. He is trying to get away from the woman, but she is following him.

What is she saying about him? She is saying he is a thief. Is she trying to get away from him? No, she isn’t trying to get away from him. He is trying to get away from her. Who is following whom? The woman is following Beck.

Beck is going to get help from a policeman. The policeman is taking both him and his accuser to the local police station.

What is Beck doing? Beck is going to get help from a policeman. Is the policeman taking them both to prison? No, the policeman isn’t taking them both to prison. He is taking them both to the local police station.

At the station, the woman is telling the police how Lord Willoughby has charmed her out of her jewelry.

Is the woman telling the police Lord Willoughby charmed her out of her jewelry? Yes, the woman is telling the police how Lord Willoughby charmed her out of her jewelry.

She is saying she became suspicious when she noticed that other jewelry was also missing.

What is she saying made her suspicious? She is saying she became suspicious when she noticed that other jewelry was also missing.

She is saying she had been had.

Is she saying she had been had? Yes, she is saying she had been had.

The police are investigating.

Are the police eating? No, the police aren’t eating. The police are investigating.

They are reviewing 22 other open cases of the exact same scam.

What are they reviewing? They are reviewing 22 other open cases of the exact same scam.

Soon other victims are coming forward.

Who is coming forward? Other victims are coming forward.

They are also identifying Beck as the perpetrator.

Who is also identifying Beck as the perpetrator? The other victims are also identifying Beck as the perpetrator.

The police are saying the crime was identical to previous crimes in 1877.

Are the police saying the crime was identical to previous crimes in 1977? No, the police aren’t saying the crime was identical to previous crimes in 1977. They are saying the crime was identical to previous crimes in 1877.

Beck is explaining that he was in South America in 1877.

Was Beck explaining that he was in South America in 1877? Yes, Beck is explaining that he was in South America in 1877.

He is being sent to prison.

Where is he being sent? He is being sent to prison.

New evidence is showing that Beck is not John Smith, but that evidence is being swept under the rug.

Is new evidence showing that Beck is a conman? No, new evidence isn’t showing that Beck is a conman. New evidence is showing the Beck is not John Smith. Is that evidence being swept under the rug? Yes, that evidence is being swept under the rug.