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This is the fourth and last episode of Crime Doesn’t Pay! This story is made for people who are learning English at a high intermediate to advanced level. Extensive listening means listening to English that is very easy to understand.

Crime Doesn't Pay will be told in four parts, meaning that each week will tell a new part of the story. As you can see from the title, this is a crime story. Follow Chief Marissa Park and Officer Sam Hunter as they try to figure out who was the partner in crime. 

Previously on, Crime Doesn’t Pay, Officer Sam Hunter interviewed the security guard, Bruce. The security guard explained his view of the robbery. He also mentioned that the teller dislikes his job at the bank and has a lot of student debt. Then Chief Marissa Park interviewed the teller, Takashi Yano. Takashi admitted to disliking his job. He also claimed that he inherited a lot of money from his grandmother, so he didn’t need the teller job anymore. Both the teller and the security guard mentioned that the CEO left the building early. Now, Chief Park is checking the computer system to see how much the robber and his accomplice stole.

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This is the third episode of Crime Doesn’t Pay! This story is made for people who are learning English at a high intermediate to advanced level. Extensive listening means listening to English that is very easy to understand.

Crime Doesn't Pay will be told in four parts, meaning that each week will tell a new part of the story. As you can see from the title, this is a crime story. Follow Chief Marissa Park and Officer Sam Hunter as they try to figure out who was the partner in crime. 

Previously on, Crime Doesn’t Pay, Chief Marissa Park interviewed an anxious hostage. The hostage, who witnessed the robbery, told the story from his point of view. It was a long day for Chief Park. The hostage mentioned the security guard and the teller as other witnesses. Now, Chief Park and Officer Hunter are going to the bank to interview the two new suspects.

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This is the second episode of Crime Doesn’t Pay! This story is made for people who are learning English at a high intermediate to advanced level. Extensive listening means listening to English that is very easy to understand.

Previously on Crime Doesn’t Pay, Chief Marissa Park caught the robber who recently stole a large amount of money from Aloha Bank. Chief Park put Officer Sam Hunter on the case and Sam interviewed the criminal. The criminal didn’t say much, but hinted that he had a partner, who told him the codes for the main vault. Minutes before, hostage Mac Hagen the 3rd came into the police station for an interview.

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Crime Doesn't Pay will be told in four parts, meaning that each week will tell a new part of the story. As you can see from the title, this is a crime story. Follow Chief Marissa Park and Officer Sam Hunter as they try to figure out who was the partner in crime. 

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Welcome to the first episode of our four part story, Crime Doesn’t Pay! This story is made for people who are learning English at a high intermediate to advanced level. Extensive listening means listening to English that is very easy to understand.

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Crime Doesn't Pay will be told in four parts, meaning that each week will tell a new part of the story. As you can see from the title, this is a crime story. Follow Chief Marissa Park and Officer Sam Hunter as they try to figure out who was the partner in crime.

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