Dialogue:

W: Sorry, I'm late, Tom.

M: It's all right, Rita. Where have you been?

W: At the police station. I've lost my handbag. Or perhaps someone's taken it. I don't know.

M: Oh, no. What happened? Sit down. Was there anything important in it?

W: Important! My checkbook, all the papers I need for work.

M: Oh, that's terrible. But how did you lose it?

W: Well, as you know, I was with a friend all morning and we had lunch together. After I had lunch, I went shopping. And when I wanted to buy something, I couldn't find my checkbook. Then I remembered that it was in my handbag. And my handbag was in my car.

M: So you went back to your car.

W: But I didn't find it there.

M: And you went to the police station?

W: Not immediately. Before I went to the police station I called my friend's office. No luck.

M: You should go to the restaurant where you had lunch and look for it.

W: Oh, I should have done that.

M: Now you'd better telephone the manager right away.

Question: At what time do you think the conversation took place? 

- In the morning.

- At noon.

- In the afternoon.


In the afternoon.