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oh sorry we private investigators are naturally
curious bunch um ms lee perhaps you'd better
tell a whole story it all started two years ago
my brother david worked in the family business too but he didn't like it
he wanted to try something different so what happened
my parents agreed they let him come to australia to study
where did he go he came here to adelaide
he studied computer science we thought he was happy
and then what happened i don't know
he wrote every week and then the letters stopped
do you know where he lived he stayed with an australian family he
was a border and here's the address
did you phone them yes of course
he left there a year ago i don't know where he went
does he have a mobile phone i don't know he did but he doesn't
answer it now [Applause]
don't worry miss lee i'll find your brother
hmm it's very smooth
good flavor too it sells well in restaurants here i
think these are so well in singapore and the samples you sent me were very
popular with our staff you seem to understand our taste in
singapore thank you
it's my job to know what my clients like so
are you enjoying the city that's very nice
what are you going to do tomorrow i don't know i'll probably stay in the
hotel and relax why don't you come to lunch with us at home
oh thank you but you have your family yes and they want to meet you
we're going to have roast chicken traditional aussie food
sounds good all right i'll come great what time
we eat at about one o'clock so about 12 30
i'll show you the house okay thank you i'll get my brother to pick you up no
that's okay i'll get a taxi all right then it's settled
here we are how much is that that will be 17.50 thanks love
keep the change thank you have a nice day

so hello i'm anne mummy
coming in what a beautiful house it's been a lot
of work but we're getting there this is the bathroom
this is my daughter's bedroom and here's the kitchen
and here uh you've met my daughter louise hello
louise i'm helping yes i see and my husband mark hello again
oh sorry about my heavy bag just
kidding but you haven't met my little brother
this is steve i was going to pick you up this morning
you wouldn't let me i'm sorry i'd like to find my own way
around no worries
maybe another time yes
maybe come on let's go outside
so anne have you been to an australian home before no never
it's a beautiful home sarah so big the rooms are much bigger than at home
there's more space here do you live in a house no steve she
lives in an igloo actually no we live in an apartment most
people do singapore is much busier than adelaide
and more crowded yeah and more exciting
so boring here it's quieter
some people like that i don't think it's boring
adelaide is a very beautiful city it's a better place to live than
anywhere else i've been but you haven't been anywhere
mark hates travelling i love it
i just don't see the point of it what about you steve do you like to
travel yes yeah i've been to kuala lumpur and into bali
bali's great i've been to the zoo you're lucky i haven't been to the zoo
i'd love to go to the zoo i'll take you
i'm sorry about my brother you have a lovely family
everyone seems so happy man what's the matter
there's something i haven't told you oh what is it
when i met your brother i was thinking about my brother david
i haven't seen it for two years welcome he's missing
one reason i came to australia is to find him
i'm so sorry have you had any luck
not yet i've hired a private investigator
oh goodness do you think you'll find him
perhaps i don't know
it's been a long time since david last call
what do you think's happened to him have you any idea
i really don't know i can't help thinking the worst
i'm sure he's all right if something bad had happened you would
have heard i guess so
i suppose you're right can i help you find your brother
you're very kind it's not your problem
i want to help what can i do well
maybe you could get some copies made of this photograph
sure i'd love to anything
he's very good looking such a nice smile
is he tall fairly tall
he looks very fit does he play a lot of sport well he used
to what does he do is he a student he's not
really academic he's clever but he prefers to do things
with his hands he sounds nice
i'm looking forward to meeting him come in anne good morning good morning
are you feeling better today yes thank you
what's on the agenda i'm thinking about this trip to the wineries i want to meet
your main suppliers and talk to them about the market great
they've been dying to meet you uh when do you want to go as soon as possible
how about tomorrow i can't tomorrow i've got some other
appointments uh what about the day after tomorrow
uh yes that's good it's monday today so that will be wednesday what date is that
uh the fifth of november okay what time should we meet i'll pick you up at nine
o'clock good
how many wineries you think we'll be able to see i'm not sure four or five

oh sorry we private investigators are naturally

curious bunch um ms lee perhaps you'd better

tell a whole story it all started two years ago

my brother david worked in the family business too but he didn't like it

he wanted to try something different so what happened

my parents agreed they let him come to australia to study

where did he go he came here to adelaide

he studied computer science we thought he was happy

and then what happened i don't know

he wrote every week and then the letters stopped

do you know where he lived he stayed with an australian family he

was a border and here's the address

did you phone them yes of course

he left there a year ago i don't know where he went

does he have a mobile phone i don't know he did but he doesn't

answer it now [Applause]

don't worry miss lee i'll find your brother

hmm it's very smooth

good flavor too it sells well in restaurants here i

think these are so well in singapore and the samples you sent me were very

popular with our staff you seem to understand our taste in

singapore thank you

it's my job to know what my clients like so

are you enjoying the city that's very nice

what are you going to do tomorrow i don't know i'll probably stay in the

hotel and relax why don't you come to lunch with us at home

oh thank you but you have your family yes and they want to meet you

we're going to have roast chicken traditional aussie food

sounds good all right i'll come great what time

we eat at about one o'clock so about 12 30

i'll show you the house okay thank you i'll get my brother to pick you up no

that's okay i'll get a taxi all right then it's settled

here we are how much is that that will be 17.50 thanks love

keep the change thank you have a nice day

so hello i'm anne mummy

coming in what a beautiful house it's been a lot

of work but we're getting there this is the bathroom

this is my daughter's bedroom and here's the kitchen

and here uh you've met my daughter louise hello

louise i'm helping yes i see and my husband mark hello again

oh sorry about my heavy bag just

kidding but you haven't met my little brother

this is steve i was going to pick you up this morning

you wouldn't let me i'm sorry i'd like to find my own way

around no worries

maybe another time yes

maybe come on let's go outside

so anne have you been to an australian home before no never

it's a beautiful home sarah so big the rooms are much bigger than at home

there's more space here do you live in a house no steve she

lives in an igloo actually no we live in an apartment most

people do singapore is much busier than adelaide

and more crowded yeah and more exciting

so boring here it's quieter

some people like that i don't think it's boring

adelaide is a very beautiful city it's a better place to live than

anywhere else i've been but you haven't been anywhere

mark hates travelling i love it

i just don't see the point of it what about you steve do you like to

travel yes yeah i've been to kuala lumpur and into bali

bali's great i've been to the zoo you're lucky i haven't been to the zoo

i'd love to go to the zoo i'll take you

i'm sorry about my brother you have a lovely family

everyone seems so happy man what's the matter

there's something i haven't told you oh what is it

when i met your brother i was thinking about my brother david

i haven't seen it for two years welcome he's missing

one reason i came to australia is to find him

i'm so sorry have you had any luck

not yet i've hired a private investigator

oh goodness do you think you'll find him

perhaps i don't know

it's been a long time since david last call

what do you think's happened to him have you any idea

i really don't know i can't help thinking the worst

i'm sure he's all right if something bad had happened you would

have heard i guess so

i suppose you're right can i help you find your brother

you're very kind it's not your problem

i want to help what can i do well

maybe you could get some copies made of this photograph

sure i'd love to anything

he's very good looking such a nice smile

is he tall fairly tall

he looks very fit does he play a lot of sport well he used

to what does he do is he a student he's not

really academic he's clever but he prefers to do things

with his hands he sounds nice

i'm looking forward to meeting him come in anne good morning good morning

are you feeling better today yes thank you

what's on the agenda i'm thinking about this trip to the wineries i want to meet

your main suppliers and talk to them about the market great

they've been dying to meet you uh when do you want to go as soon as possible

how about tomorrow i can't tomorrow i've got some other

appointments uh what about the day after tomorrow

uh yes that's good it's monday today so that will be wednesday what date is that

uh the fifth of november okay what time should we meet i'll pick you up at nine

o'clock good

how many wineries you think we'll be able to see i'm not sure four or five