Determine the following for each narrative: 1) Prologue, 2) Central Issue, 3) Epilogue, 4) average sentence length (MLU), 5) which sentences are significantly above or below the MLU (You can just give

Missing Money

This statement was taken from a security guard. During his shift a lot of money disappeared from the company's safe. (Ignore this sentence in your analysis)

"I work the 12m - 8a shift at the research facility. I am the only guard on duty during that shift. I like to arrive at work a few minutes early, usually 10 - 15 minutes. This gives me time to talk to the guard I relieve.

On the night of the break-in, I arrived at 11:50 pm. Jim Jones, the 4p - 12m guard, and I had a conversation about the World Series being interrupted by the earthquake. It was a terrible thing to happen, especially for serious baseball fans. We talked about my being a Giants fan and him being a fan of the “A’s”. We also talked about the weather here locally and the problems with the economy. Joe left at 11:55 pm since he knows I like to start my rounds at exactly 12:00 midnight.

I began to suspect something was wrong about 3:00 am when I noticed the back gate was unlocked. A few minutes later, I was convinced that something was wrong when I found the payroll office door unlocked and the safe open. I recalled reading a story last year about money being taken from another facility. The guy who took the money wasn’t caught.

My first reaction was to call the boss. The boss has instructed us to call him in any emergency. He was pretty upset when I woke him up at 4:00 am. At no time did I see any strangers on the facility that night. My boss suggested that we add another guard to the night shift. I told him that I believe this is a good idea since it might help prevent future thefts.

That’s basically what happened that night."