Introduction

As you may know, the Mona Lisa is one of the worlds most famous and
celebrated paintings. People from all over the world come to visit this
beautiful masterpiece in Paris France, at The Louvre. That was, until it
was stolen! The Louvre needs your help finding the perpetrator so that
the Mona Lisa can once again be on display for all to see.

It is your job to study the interviews and determine who is the criminal
in this case.

Answer Key
Criminal: John Friedberg
Accomplice/Accomplices: None
Motive: John was in love with Mrs. Cunningham and
wanted to impress her.

John Friedberg was very fond of (had a crush on) Mrs.

Cunningham. He had often told fellow employees that he
would do anything for her, anything. Unfortunately for John,
Mrs. Cunningham did not feel the same way about him. She
barely spoke to John and turned down his date offers, several
times. John had overheard Mrs. Cunningham telling Nancy
Smith that she would love to have the Mona Lisa to hang in
her home. Of course, Mrs. Cunningham was exaggerating;
she knew she could never have the actual painting in her
home. John saw this as an opportunity to swoon Mrs.
Cunningham. John went into Mr. Jones office, stole his keys,
unlocked his filing cabinet, stole the safe combinations and
took the roll of duct tape on the way out. John duct taped the
employee door lock so that he could get in to The Louvre
later that night. He snuck back into the building later that
night and stole the Mona Lisa. Congratulations class! You
solved the mystery of the Mona Lisa and now the beloved
painting will be back in her rightful place.

Interview 1-full
Mrs. Cunningham The Museum Curator
Q: What is your name and position please?
Mrs. Cunn: My name is Mrs. Cunningham. I am the museum
Curator
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
Mrs. Cunn: I arrived at 7:30 a.m. like I do every morning. I am
always the first one to open the museum doors. Like they
say, the Early bird gets the worm.
Q: As a curator, your job is to look after the artwork. When
did you realize the painting was missing?
Mrs. Cunn: Every morning I do my rounds of checking the
artwork. The Mona Lisa is one of the first pieces I check. I
would say it was about 9:00 a.m. when I realized that it was
gone. I was the one who alerted the police.
Q: According to you, who was the next person to arrive at the
museum?
Mrs. Cunn: The next person that I saw come into the museum
was Mr. Jones, the museums art maintenance man.

Interview 2-Full
Mr. Jones The Museums Art Maintenance Man
(You are a little sick. You keep sneezing and
coughing)
Q: What is your name and position please?
Mr. Jones: (Sneeze) My name is John Jones. I am the museums
maintenance man. (cough)
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
Mr. Jones: I arrived at the museum at about 6:30 a.m. I am
always the first one at the museum. (cough) Mrs.
Cunningham doesnt know that I am there before she is.
Shes kind of out of it if you ask me. (Sneeze)
Q: Thats odd, because Mrs. Cunningham stated that she was
the first to arrive at the museum. Which door did you come
through when you entered the building?
Mr. Jones: (cough) There are two entrances to the building.
On the map below, you can see the employee entrance and
the main doors. I always come through the employee
entrance. (Sneeze)Mrs. Cunningham always comes through
the main doors.

Interview 3-Full
Nancy Smith Morning Tour Guide
Q: What is your name and position please?
Nancy Smith: My name is Nancy Smith. I am the museums morning
tour guide.
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
Nancy Smith: I arrived at 9:00 a.m. like I always do.
Q: Which entrance did you use?
Nancy Smith: The employee entrance, duh. Thats the one
were supposed to use.
Q: How long have you worked for The Louvre?
Nancy Smith: Ive been here for about two years.
Q: So you know Mrs. Cunningham and Mr. Jones quite well?
Nancy Smith: Yes, Id say so.
Q: Is there anything else youd like to add?
Nancy Smith: Id just like to say that I had nothing to do with
this awful tragedy. The Mona Lisa was my favorite painting in
The Louvre and. (starts to cry) I would never do anything to
harm her! I just hope she is found in one piece!
Interview 4-Full
John Friedberg Museum Historian (Keep looking
out the window like you are looking for something
outside)
Q: What is your name and position please?
John Friedberg: My name is John Friedberg. I am the museums
historian. (slowly look at the window)
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
John Friedberg: I arrived at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Q: How long have you worked at the museum?
John Friedberg: I have worked here for more than 20 years.
(look at window) The Louvre is really an exquisite museum.
(Go to the window, look outside, then go back to the
interview)
Q: Do you work closely with any of the other employees?
John Friedberg: Oh yes, Mrs. Cunningham and I are very
close. I mean when it comes to work that is. Really.Nothing
more than a work relationship

Interview 5-Full
James Briar Gift Shop Attendant
Q: What is your name and position please?
James Briar: My name is James Briar. I am the Gift Shop Attendant.
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
James Briar: I think it was about 10 a.m., somewhere around
then. When I showed up, there were a lot of cops outside. It
was weird.
Q: Have you ever felt suspicious of one of the other museum
employees?
James Briar: Well, Nancy Smith would stand in front of the
Mona Lisa for hours. I think she was obsessed with that
painting. Kind of strange if you ask me.
Q: The night before the robbery, did you notice anything
suspicious?
James Briar: Hmmnow that I think about it, yes. There was a
piece of tape around the lock of the employee door. I didnt
remove it. I thought it was there for a reason.

Interview 6-Full
Amelia Johnson Late Shift Museum Tour Guide
(You must blink one or two eyes often)
Q: What is your name and position please?
Amelia: My name is Amelia Johnson. (blink) I am the tour guide for
the late shift. (blink)
Q: The night before the robbery, what time did you leave the
museum?
Amelia: Well we close at about 10 p.m., (blink) so I would say
that I left around 10:30 that night. (blink)
Q: Did you notice any suspicious activity that night?
Amelia: I did see Mrs. Cunningham walking around the
parking lot when I left. I thought that was a little strange.
(blink) But that crazy old woman is always here. If I didnt
know better, (blink) Id think she even lives here.
Q: Anything else we should know?
Amelia: Watch out for Mr. Jones. (start to get angry and blink)
Thats all Im going to say.

Interview 1-full
Mrs. Cunningham The Museum Curator
Q: What is your name and position please?
Mrs. Cunn: My name is Mrs. Cunningham. I am the museum
Curator
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
Mrs. Cunn: I arrived at 7:30 a.m. like I do every morning. I am
always the first one to open the museum doors. Like they
say, the Early bird gets the worm.
Q: As a curator, your job is to look after the artwork. When
did you realize the painting was missing?
Mrs. Cunn: Every morning I do my rounds of checking the
artwork. The Mona Lisa is one of the first pieces I check. I
would say it was about 9:00 a.m. when I realized that it was
gone. I was the one who alerted the police.
Q: According to you, who was the next person to arrive at the
museum?
Mrs. Cunn: The next person that I saw come into the museum
was Mr. Jones, the museums art maintenance man.

Interview 2-Full
Mr. Jones The Museums Art Maintenance Man
(You are a little sick. You keep sneezing and
coughing)
Q: What is your name and position please?
Mr. Jones: (Sneeze) My name is John Jones. I am the museums
maintenance man. (cough)
Q: What time did you arrive at the museum on Thursday,
June 23rd?
Mr. Jones: I arrived at the museum at about 6:30 a.m. I am
always the first one at the museum. (cough) Mrs.
Cunningham doesnt know that I am there before she is.
Shes kind of out of it if you ask me. (Sneeze)
Q: Thats odd, because Mrs. Cunningham stated that she was
the first to arrive at the museum. Which door did you come
through when you entered the building?
Mr. Jones: (cough) There are two entrances to the building.
On the map below, you can see the employee entrance and
the main doors. I always come through the employee
entrance. (Sneeze)Mrs. Cunningham always comes through
the main doors.
Clues
Amelia Johnson was the last person to leave the
museum the night before the robbery happened.

Mrs. Cunningham had been seen walking around the

parking lot late the night before the robbery.

Mr. Jones and Mrs. Cunningham were not fond of each

other.
James Briar was an irresponsible teenager.

Nancy Smith loved the Mona Lisa. She would spend

her lunch break admiring the painting.

John Friedberg was very fond of Mrs. Cunningham. He

would do almost anything for her. He tried to keep it a
secret, but many people knew.

John Friedberg usually left the museum around 5 p.m.

The night of the 22nd he left around 10:30 p.m. He
said he was working on a special project for the
museums event the next week.

Mr. Jones was the only museum employee who had

access to the Mona Lisas safe combination.

Mr. Jones kept a copy of all the museums safe

combinations in a locked filing cabinet in his office.

James Briar often took lunch breaks with Nancy Smith.

Amelia Johnson was angry at Mr. Jones for promoting

Nancy Smith and not her.
Mr. Jones realized that the keys to his filing cabinet
were missing and the safe combinations had been
stolen.

Amelia Johnson was the last employee to leave on

June 22nd.
Mrs. Cunningham was a persuasive and credible
person. She was well liked by most of the staff and
they trusted her.

Mrs. Cunningham had made a comment to Nancy

Smith, saying, I would love to hang that beautiful
piece of artwork in my home. The Mona Lisa is just
magnificent!

Mr. Jones had told Mrs. Cunningham that he did not

give the promotion to Amelia Johnson, because she
was an undependable employee.

John Friedberg was a mastermind at eavesdropping.

Mrs. Cunningham did not feel the same way about

John the way he felt about her. She thought he was a
little odd.

James Briar said that he saw John Friedberg in Mr.

Jones office.

Fingerprints from the crime scene show that Nancy

Smith had touched the Mona Lisas safe combination.
Mrs. Cunningham often walked around the parking lot
of The Louvre late at night for exercise. Her
apartment was only 3 miles away. She was very
dedicated to her job.

Mr. Jones failed to report that his safe combination files

had gone missing. The police thought this was
suspicious.

Mr. Jones had a roll of duct tape in his office.

John Friedberg was reluctant to speak with authorities

after the robbery happened.

Amelia Johnson worked alone at night.