My great-great-grandmother Evdokia was born in 1888 in a wealthy family. When she was 16, she was married to a Cossack named Ilya Ivanovich. They had 6 children, but 3 children died while being infants. Before the 1917 revolution they were rich. During the revolution, Ilya Ivanovich went to fight on the side of the White Army, and in 1918 he was killed in action. In 1933, Evdokia was sentenced to 5-year imprisonment with confiscation of the property for the fact that she was a Cossack. Having served her term in jail she came on foot to her village. There was a famine and she brought two bags of crackers. She lived a long life. She was a very hard-working and strong woman.
Paul (1) (was getting) worried. The two unsmiling police officers obviously (2) (did not believe) his story and one of them (3) (was talking) quietly but urgently on the phone. From the look of their faces they (4) (were suspecting) him of something but Paul still had no idea what. All he knew was that at 3.30 in the morning he (5) (was walking) home when a police car (6) (came) to a sudden stop right next to him. The two officers jumped out and demanded to know who he (7) (was) and where he (8) (was). ‘Paul Hughes,’ he replied, ‘and I (9) (am) at the 2020 Club downtown. Now I (10) (am going) home.’ It (11) (was raining), Paul was tired and wanted to get home quickly, but the police (12) (were) suspicious. ‘Where’s home?’, asked the younger policeman. ‘The Stonechurch estate,’ answered Paul, aware of the reputation for crime it (13) (had acquired) in recent years. ‘So what (14) (are you doing) round here?’ said the older one, ‘This isn’t the way from the city centre.’ ‘I know,’ said Paul, feeling a bit irritated, ‘but I (15) (was given) a lift by a guy at the 2020. He (16) (dropped) me off at Bank St Station about 15 minutes ago. Since then I (17) (have been walking).’ ‘What was his name?’ ‘No idea.’ ‘What (18) (does he look like)?’ ‘Tall, heavily-built, skinhead. Kind of tough-looking. He (19) (wore) a blue denim jacket.’ ‘And the car?’ ‘A convertible BMW; a 5-Series. Green, I think.’ The policemen (20) (looked at) each other for second. ‘That car (21) (was found) a few minutes ago. It (22) (had been left) behind the station.’ ‘So what’s that got to do with me?’, said Paul, starting to feel uneasy. ‘Quite a lot,’ replied the older policeman. A report (23) (was received) just after 3 a.m. that a green BMW (24) (had been stolen). From outside the 2020. Then, a few minutes later a young man (25) (was observed) walking away from the vehicle near Bank St Station. That person (26) (was described) as average height, dark-haired and slim. Very much like you, in fact. And since then nobody else (27) (has been seen) anywhere near the car. You’re in trouble, Paul, and we (28) (are takinge) you to the police station for further questioning. When we (29) (get) there we (30) (will tell) you what we’ve found in that car.
