"Yes, officer, I did recently acquire a Victorian diary, you're right".
"Could I see it, sir?"
"Yes, of course, here it is. Can I ask why you wanted to know?"
"Yes, we've had a report that you - knowingly or unknowingly - purchased a diary of Jack the Ripper recently and the rightful owner would like it back".
"Well, he or she is welcome to mine if they want but - as you can see - it's really small and it has no entries in so I don't know how they could know it was Jack the Ripper's?"
"Fair point, sir. I really don't think this is what we're looking for. Here you go. Sorry for bothering you."
"No problem, occifer." [Hic].
'Similar' never necessarily equals 'the same'.
"Could I see it, sir?"
"Yes, of course, here it is. Can I ask why you wanted to know?"
"Yes, we've had a report that you - knowingly or unknowingly - purchased a diary of Jack the Ripper recently and the rightful owner would like it back".
"Well, he or she is welcome to mine if they want but - as you can see - it's really small and it has no entries in so I don't know how they could know it was Jack the Ripper's?"
"Fair point, sir. I really don't think this is what we're looking for. Here you go. Sorry for bothering you."
"No problem, occifer." [Hic].
'Similar' never necessarily equals 'the same'.
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