A Woman Hired A Hitman – Summarize English

Topic: Crime & Justice | Difficulty: Easy

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What was the initial plan the woman had, and who was involved?
Describe the scene the woman encountered when she returned home. How did she react externally versus internally?
What unexpected event completely changed the situation for the woman?
Who did the “hitman” turn out to be, and what was the consequence for the woman?
If you were telling this story to a friend, what would be the most important parts you’d want to include?

She paid him $7,000 to break into her house…
and kill her husband.

When she got home,
she found the police taping off the crime scene.

She put on a show —
screaming and pretending to be shocked.

But deep down,
she was excited to get her dead husband’s money.

When the police questioned her,
she gave them a list of fake suspects.

But then —
her husband walked into the room… alive.

She was shocked.
She couldn’t believe it.

You see,
the hitman she hired was actually an undercover cop.

And she spent the next 16 years in prison,
paying for her crime.

Vocabulary

/ˈhɪtmæn/
A person hired to kill someone.
Dead adjective
/ded/
No longer alive.
Undercover adjective
/ˌʌndərˈkʌvər/
Working secretly to discover information for the police or a government.
Tape off phrasal verb
/teɪp ɒf/
To mark an area with tape to show that people should not enter it.
/prɪˈtend/
To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people.
Crime noun
/kraɪm/
An act that is against the law.

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