Crazy Ellens

parts. The stars and the other actors have their own private dining-rooms. 
They don't eat at the commissary.'
'So what other movies are being made here at the moment?' I asked. I 
have always been fascinated by movie-making since I was a child. I was 
really interested.
Rik laughed. 'We don't make very many movies here at the studios any 
more. Most of the studio area is used for tourism. We get lots of tourist 
groups visiting Hollywood. They come in to see the old sets - the sets of 
movies we made in the past. But now, most of our movies are made on 
location often in other countries. For example, many of the best people for 
special effects' are in England, so we often work there. And we shoot scenes' 
all over the world. Sometimes we do part of a movie here and then go on 
location for the rest of it.'
I was disappointed. I'd been hoping to see a movie being made. I told Rik 
this.
He smiled. 'I'll see what I can do,' he said. 'I'll try to arrange something 
after lunch. But before we eat, I want to ask you a question. Are you busy at 
the moment, or would you like to do a job for us? Something a little 
unusual?'
I didn't need time to think. 'Yeah,' I said. 'I'm pretty busy, but I guess I 
could do something for you.'
Rik laughed. 'You always were a bad liar! This is what it's about.'
He took a photograph out of his pocket and passed it over to me.

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'Do you recognize her?'
Gail Lane was smiling at me from the photograph.
'Yes,' I replied. 'I spoke to her this morning!'

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