WHO KILLED JOHNNY BRAVO

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Yesterday afternoon, there (be) a shot. It (come) from the library. As everybody (run) there, they (find) Johnny Bravo, a famous film star, who (lie) on the floor. He (be) dead. There (be) an empty cup of coffee on the desk, the window (be) open, two books (lie) on the floor and blood (pour) out of a wound in Johnny Bravo’s head. They (call) Smart Alec, the best detective in our town, to solve this mysterious murder case. He (find) some fingerprints on the desk, the window handle, the door handle and the gun. The fingerprints all (belong) to Johnny Bravo.
His chauffeur (repair) the car at the time of the murder and he (have) filthy hands because of the oil of the engine. He (leave) his fingerprints everywhere, on the front door handle, on the library door, on his shirt and on Johnny Bravo’s left foot. But it (not be) him because at the time of the shot he (practise) for the opera concert and the whole neighbourhood (can hear) him. It (not be) Johnny Bravo’s wife because at that time she (do) some shopping and a shop assistant (assist) her with some new clothes at Harrods’s. It (can be) Wilson the butler, but it (not be) him because at that time he (shout) at the chauffeur because he (leave) his filthy fingerprints on his spotless hat too and the whole neighbourhood (can hear) him as well. So the suspect (be) Miss Cindy, Johnny Bravo’s secret admirer, who (be) secretly in love with him. He, however, (not return) her his feelings, because he (love) his wife too much. The reason for her action (be) that he (break) her heart and such a man (not be) supposed to live happily ever after.