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East 43rd Street Alan Battersby

Summary that the Lakes owe him money for the hacking
operation he carried out. Marley has to reveal the
In a New York bar, private investigator Nat Marley
whereabouts of Angela Lakes key and claim ticket,
watches a beautiful woman who seems to be drawing
but luckily they have not yet arrived at the Post Office.
attention to herself. Out of curiosity, he follows her
Later, at Police Headquarters, Angela Lake identifies
to Grand Central Station but loses her. The next day,
Marley as her assailant and Marley is charged. The
she is waiting in Marleys office. Marley says nothing
next day, Marley is questioned, but the interview
about the previous night. She introduces herself as
is halted. The Lakes have changed their story. The
Angela Lake, the estranged wife of Robert Lake,
NYPD drop the charges.
president of Lake Software, and pays Marley $2,000 to
reclaim a briefcase of jewelry from the Grand Central Lam is waiting outside headquarters. Marley leaves his
Parcel Room and return it to her husband. wallet with his lawyer and joins Lam, who explains
how he made the Lakes change their story. Marley is
Marley is suspicious and tells PA Stella Delgado
taken to the Post Office, but without ID, he cannot
to mail Lakes claim ticket and briefcase key to the
take the packages. A fight breaks out, and Lam and
General Post Office. He then asks colleague Joe
company are arrested. Marley asks to see Captain
Blaney to check in a similar briefcase at the Parcel
Oldenberg. The packages are opened. Oldenberg
Room and bring him the claim ticket. Marley discovers
and Marley go back to the Parcel Room and open
that the Lake Corporation is losing money. Marley
the Lakes case only to find a pair of earrings in it.
reclaims his own case, but is arrested by Captain
Oldenberg leaves the case in the Parcel Room, returns
Oldenberg, who is disappointed that the case is empty.
the claim ticket and key to Angela Lake and releases
Angela Lake has reported a mugging and Marley
Lam. His plan is to wait and see what Lams next
matches the description she gave of her attacker. A
move will be.
claim ticket and jewelry were among items stolen.
After questioning, Marley is taken to his office, which The next day, after visiting the Parcel Room, Lam
is being searched by the police. No evidence is found. kidnaps Angela Lake and demands a ransom of
There is no sign of Angela Lake on the lobby security $5,000,000 in money or jewelry. Marley has to act as
video and Oldenberg doesnt believe that she was ever go-between and is told to go alone to the exchange
in Marleys office. Later, Stella produces a diamond point with Lake and the ransom, but backup is
necklace she has been hiding which Angela Lake must arranged: Joe Blaney in one car and Oldenberg in an
have planted. The incriminating item, worth $500,000, unmarked police car. On a foggy morning, Marley is
is mailed to the Post Office. ordered to JFK airport. Phone contact with Oldenberg
is lost. In an empty parking lot, the jewelry is handed
Meanwhile Robert Lake denies rumors of dirty
over and examined by a jeweler who confirms the
business tricks against a rival, Osaka Net. Marley
necklace is genuine. Meanwhile Joe, pretending to
orders Joe to watch the Lakes apartment. Joe returns
be a drunken down-and-out, has been making his
with photos of Robert Lake with three Chinese guys,
way closer. Lam orders a bodyguard to get rid of
one of whom is Tommy Lam, a suspected criminal.
him. Under cover of fog, Joe clubs him with his
Then Marley is called to the Lakes apartment. Robert
gun. Suddenly the jeweler pronounces the rest of the
Lake admits they had chosen to implicate Marley and
jewelry to be fake. Lam orders Marley and the Lakes
goads Marley into hitting him everything is filmed as
to be shot. Lam and bodyguard are killed, and Robert
evidence. On leaving, Lam meets Marley and explains
Lake is wounded. Oldenberg arrives on the scene.

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Angela Lake confesses that the Corporation was Before reading
nearly bankrupt and that most of the jewelry has been
sold. She and Robert were planning to disappear with 1. Students own answer.
the insurance money. It had all been a final desperate 2. Students own answer.
ruse to escape bankruptcy, which had utterly failed. 3. a Chapter 4
b Chapter 5
c Chapter 1
d Chapter 3
e Chapter 2

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an expensive lipstick in it and Stella realized it
Chapter 1 might belong to Angela Lake. A jeweler at Saks
told Stella that the necklace was worth half a
1. b, d, e, a, c million dollars. Meanwhile, outside the Lakes
2. Students own answer. apartment on 86th and Fifth, Joe saw Robert
Lake with three Chinese guys.
Chapter 2
1. 1 d, 2 a, 3 e, 4 c, 5 b Chapter 7
1. a Ed Winchester
Chapter 3 b Oldenberg
1. Gloria told Marley that she hadnt seen a tall c Stella
blonde woman leaving the building. Marley d Robert Lake
phoned Joe Blaney and asked him to buy a e Marley
briefcase and leave it at the Parcel Room at f Robert Lake
Grand Central with the receipt inside. Then,
Marley asked Stella to send Angela Lakes key Chapter 8
and claim ticket to the General Post Office. 1. b, d, f a, c, e
Ed Winchester phoned to say that the Lake
Corporation was losing millions of dollars. Chapter 9
Stella examined the security film and found a tall 1. 1 f, 2 c, 3 a, 4 e, 5 d, 6 b
woman with black hair who looked like Angela
Lake. Chapter 10

Chapter 4 1. Lam knew Angela had left the necklace in

Marleys office. At the Post Office, the clerk
1. a T, b T, c F, d F, e T, f F refused to give Marley the packages because he
2. Students own answer. had no ID/identification. Lam was arrested,
then Oldenberg took Marley to the Parcel
Chapter 5 Room at Grand Central, where they opened the
1. a Marley briefcase. Inside was a pair of earrings. Lena
b Oldenberg suggested the Lakes had planned to make an
c the police insurance claim on the jewelry. Oldenberg left
d Marley and Stella the briefcase in the Parcel Room and returned
e Angela Lake the key and claim ticket to Angela Lake. He
f the necklace wanted to see what Lam would do next.

Chapter 6 Chapter 11
1. Robert Lake denied responsibility for the dirty 1. a Oldenberg
tricks against Osaka Net. There were pictures of b Robert Lake
the Lakes in Hello! magazine; Robert Lake was c Angela Lake
small and thin, with diamond-shaped glasses, d Marley
and there were no bruises on Angela Lakes e the police
arm. The cleaner found a make-up bag with f Tommy Lam
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Chapter 12 c Marley
d Tommy Lam
1. a T, b T, c F, d T, e F, f F e Angela Lake
f Robert Lake
Chapter 13 g Joe Blaney
1. 1 b, 2 d, 3 a, 4 e, 5 c
Chapter 15
Chapter 14 1. 1 b, 2 d, 3 e, 4 a, 5 c
1. a the jeweler
b Tommy Lam

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