Mr.F: Of course there would normally be a to be paid, rather a large one - $50,000 in fact, but since we were among the first customers to be testing the technique after the experimental phase, Freedman said the money wouldn’t actually be his fee but would be used to buy in Biomed. And if after three years we weren’t satisfied, we could sell the shares. We were told that although the technique had been perfected over years of experimentation, it still hadn’t received official . So we were to secrecy. Well, we thought it over for a while, because it meant applying for a bank , but in the end we felt it would be in the interest of our child to go through with it.
Mrs.F: We wanted to give our child all the chances available to succeed in this competitive world. There’s nothing wrong with that, is there?
Mr.F: We’ve been very happy with the results until now. Gemma is a very beautiful little girl but having done some IQ tests on her, we’re not convinced that her IQ level is any different to an average child’s. This is obviously very disappointing having invested so much money. We had hoped to see a better return on our investment. Fortunately, Biomed shares have quite a lot over the years so at least we’re not out of pocket.
Mrs.F: She is 4 years old and has been tested several times but there isn’t any conclusive evidence her out as more intelligent than the next child. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that we’ve been , because after all the Biomed shares are worth a amount now, but it seems to me Freedman was making extravagant promises he couldn’t keep. We wouldn’t have dared to go to a newspaper to tell our story ourselves, but since you’ve come to us, I can’t see why we shouldn’t.
Tom: Well, that’s quite a story! Has anyone else been here recently asking you about Beautiful Babes?
Mr.F: No. (knock, knock). Oh, that will be Gemma with her grandmother. I would appreciate ending our conversation now. No one in the family knows anything about this.
Tom: Sure, no problem. I think we have everything we need, don’t you Gina?
Gina: Yes, except for one last question. Does the name Judy, or Michael, Faringdon mean anything to you?
Mrs.F: That’s funny! I’m sure I remember meeting a lady called Judy in Scotland. She had a little girl with her.
Gina: Can you remember anything else? What you talked about?
Mrs.F: No. No, I’m sorry, I only saw her for a couple of minutes.
Mr.F: Hi, Mum, did you have a nice walk? Hello, Gemma!
Tom: Right, we’ll be on our way! Thanks for everything. Come on, Gina. Bye bye!
Gina: Bye bye! Thank you.