Matthew
"That's better." The robber seems to have relaxed a little; good for him. Now to get the money.
It isn't until you think about the cash that it occurs to you: the cash is in a safe. You don't have the safe combination. Therefore, the robber cannot get what he asked for.
"What's taking so long?" he asks.
"Just give me a second," you answer.
"I don't have a second," he says, "and neither do you."
He jumps over the counter and looks at you right between your eyeballs. "Open the safe," he says, "or face the consequences."
It isn't until you think about the cash that it occurs to you: the cash is in a safe. You don't have the safe combination. Therefore, the robber cannot get what he asked for.
"What's taking so long?" he asks.
"Just give me a second," you answer.
"I don't have a second," he says, "and neither do you."
He jumps over the counter and looks at you right between your eyeballs. "Open the safe," he says, "or face the consequences."