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d. Occasionally they got as far as building a few skeletal storeys. But if the permits were not in order, the protestors would go to court and everything would come to a halt. The building sites would then stand idle, while the grass and weeds grew, and the activists negotiated with the developers. "And do you have any idea what he could have been doing here?" "Not really. I know he was trying to halt the building process. But what he was doing here at 11:30 at night, I dont know. Your guess is as good as mine on that one." "You said his name was Milewski? We need to formally identify him. Do you know his first name?" "Cyryl. Im sure hell be in your system, Inspector. The Police tend to know about people like him." "Okay, well I think you can go now. I suppose you have things to do when people are found dead on your building site." "Yes. Will you be needing me again?" "At some point. But not tonight. Well have a look around and document where he fell. Then well take the body away. Itll take a few hours." "Okay, Ill be around, though, if you need me." Nowak went over to Pawluk. "Come on, lets have a look at the place where he fell from. Any ideas where it is?" "I asked the security guard and he thinks its up there." He pointed to one of the upper floors, to a place where a barrier was missing. "That looks a bit suspicious." "Maybe. But you see theres a lift there, just below. The guard said it takes things up and down for the workmen. The lift should be parked where the gap is." "But it isnt." "He said they must have forgotten about it. And then this man must have fallen through the gap." Nowak called over to Koch. "How do we get up there?" "You can go up in the lift." "In the circumstances wed better not." "There are ladders inside then." Nowak and Pawluk disappeared into the shadows inside the building. There was just enough light to see the ladders. By the time they got to the top, Pawluk was waiting for his colleague. They stood for a moment while Nowak caught his breath, looking around. "Its a bit dark to see much," Nowak said. "Lucky I brought this." Pawluk switched on the torch hed taken from the offices and they immediately saw that there was a layer of dust on the floor. In it there were lots of footprints leading to the edge. "Theres not much I can make out here. When the lifts there, there must be plenty of people going in and out of it. Lets get the forensics man up to have a look at things with an expert eye." They descended very carefully, and found the young forensics man standing behind the ambulance just about to light a cigarette. "Go on," Nowak said to him, "its going to be a long night." "Sure. What did you find up there?" "Theres plenty of dust and plenty of footprints. So there should be something for us. See if you can match a set of footprints to those of the dead man. And see what else you can discover." "Leave it to me, Inspector." After having a look at the scene where the body landed, Nowak told Pawluk they might as well go, and leave the forensics man to do his work. Once hed finished, they could decide if there were any grounds for suspicion. It was almost 4 o clock when Nowak drove his Saab back into the guarded car park beside his block. When he got inside he pressed play on the CD player, poured himself a small whisky and lay down on the sofa. First light was just beginning to break as he drifted off to sleep, accompanied by the twittering and chirping of the birds in the trees outside his window. 1. Choose the best answer A, B or C. [ check the answer ] 1. What was not at the building site? a. medical help b. a delivery truck c. a corpse 2. What was the last delivery of the day? a. bricks b. cement c. pipes 3. Who was not in the office when Nowak and Pawluk entered? a. a security guard b. the site manager c. a policeman 4. Why did building contractors sometimes get no further than building a fence? a. Because of geological problems. b. Because of financial problems. c. Because of protestors. 5. Why was there a gap in the safety barrier? a. Vandals had broken the barrier. b. Someone had forgotten to park the lift correctly. c. The wood had been stolen. 6. What was the forensics man doing as the detectives came down from the building? a. He was examining the body. b. He was talking to the site manager. c. He was lighting a cigarette. 2. Choose the correct form to complete the sentence. [ check the answer ] 1. A body was found at the builder / building site. 2. The guarded car park was situated aside / beside Nowaks block. 3. The offices were a collection / collecting of twelve blue containers. 4. He greeted them rather formal / formally. 5. They looked at the victims unlively / lifeless face. 3. Search out words from the previous chapter. [ check the answer ] CHAPTER 2 WHEN NOWAK arrived at the Police Station on Wilcza at 10:00 the next day, Pawluk was waiting for him. "I dont know how you get by on so little sl