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ROUND 3 - MALE MYSTERY WITNESS

During this round Adam Trenchett will tell the group that at the age of eighteen he attended agricultural college and has been a gardener ever since.  When he has made this known, you should stand up and announce:
 

“I am a mystery witness and I wish to give evidence”

Mr Selden will then ask you three questions. You should read the answers below aloud.

What is your name and occupation?
My name is Greasy Slimeball and I am the owner of Teasing Telephone Services Ltd.

And why are you here today?
I’d arranged with Feisty Flora to bring her wages along today. Sorry, that’s the lady you know as Mrs Mopgood. Cash in hand like, to avoid tax. Only I got interested in what I was hearing.

And what evidence do you offer to the group?
Teasing Telephone Services isn’t my only business concern. I’ve been involved in the “entertainment” industry for some years now, and I’ve also got a hand in the management of “For Women” magazine. And although it’s a little more classier than some of the top shelf magazines aimed at women, believe me, it’s not full of knitting patterns!

That chap over there. Mr Trenchett. I recognise him. He was our centrefold a couple of years back. When we were doing a special series about real men in uniform. You know, Shirtless Sailors one month, Muscled Marines the next. Mr Trenchett was our hot hunk for the month when we featured “Policemen with Pecs!” He was a great hit. In fact we got a lot of letters asking for more revealing pictures of him. So we did a follow up of him completely naked called “The unclad copper”. Only we tastefully positioned his gloves and nightstick! I remember it became quite a collectors issue! Copies changing hands for ten pounds a time!

Anyway, I recognised him as soon as I walked in. And I was very surprised to hear him say that he’s always been a gardener. At the time we did the photos, I remember him saying that he loved the police force, and was hoping to enter the Drugs’ Squad.

I’m not sure exactly what Mr Trenchett is up to down here. But I thought you’d be interested in his background.