to make (something) crystal clear

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 65 – Missing Person, Part 5: “No Police.”

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 65. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

This episode is the fifth of our 12-part special series: Missing Person, a murder mystery. In our previous episode, Dr. Reeves and his student Anne Prado met with Bill. Bill is Anne’s brother-in-law. We learned that Bill’s wife, Sarah – who is Anne’s sister – has been kidnapped and that the kidnappers are demanding a large ransom: $500,000. Bill said that both he and his wife were kidnapped, but that the kidnappers let him go so he could get the ransom money for his wife.

Now, we continue with part 5 of Missing Person: “No Police.”

“When does he want the money?” I asked.

“Tomorrow. He said he would call me this afternoon and tell me where to make the drop,” Bill said. “He also made it