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Shon is entering the bank carrying a toolbox disguised as a handyman.

Where is he entering? He is entering the bank. Is he carrying a toolbox disguised as a handyman? Yes, he is carrying a toolbox disguised as a handyman.

He is sweating, and his heart is racing.

Who is sweating? Shon is sweating. Is he relaxed? No, he isn’t relaxed. His heart is racing.

He is dropping the toolbox, covering his face with a mask and pulling out a gun.

What is he dropping? He is dropping the toolbox. What is he covering his face with? He is covering his face with a mask. What is he pulling out? He is pulling out a gun.

He is yelling, “Everyone get down! This is a robbery!” What is he yelling? He is yelling, “Everyone get down! This is a robbery!” Next, he is locking the employees and customers in a vault.

Where is he locking them? He is locking them in a vault. Who is he locking in a vault? He is locking the employees and customers in a vault.

Shon and his friend are grabbing $50,000 and making their getaway.

What are they grabbing? They are grabbing $50,000. Are they making their getaway? Yes, they are making their getaway. Who is making their getaway?

Shon and his friend are making their getaway.

They immediately are feeling guilty for what they’d done.

What are they feeling guilty about? They are feeling guilty for what they’d done.

Shon’s friend is suggesting they send the money back.

Who is suggesting they send the money back? Shon’s friend is suggesting they send the money back.

Despite their regrets, they aren’t stopping their life of crime.

What aren’t they stopping? They aren’t stopping their life of crime.

Shon is recruiting more friends and hitting four more banks.

What is he hitting? He is hitting four more banks. Is he hitting four more banks alone? No, he isn’t hitting four more banks alone. He is hitting four more banks with his friends.

The FBI is finally catching up with him in a hotel.

Who is finally catching up with him in a hotel? The FBI is finally catching up with him in a hotel.

When Shon appeared in court, he is telling the judge he is going to turn over a new leaf.

What is he telling the judge? He is telling the judge he is going to turn over a new leaf.

The judge isn’t putting much stock in his words.

What isn’t the judge doing? The judge isn’t putting much stock in his words.

He is looking at his pattern of violent crime and saying, “I guess we’ll see in about 13 years.”

What is he looking at? He is looking at his pattern of violent crime. Is he saying, “I guess we’ll see in about 13 years.”? Yes, he is saying, “I guess we’ll see in about 13 years.”

The judge is feeling skeptical. He is thinking that Shon will continue being a criminal.

How is the judge feeling? The judge is feeling skeptical. What is he thinking that Shon will continue being? He is thinking that Shon will continue being a criminal.

On his first day in prison, Shon is witnessing a violent assault in the prison yard.

What is Shon witnessing? Shon is witnessing a violent assault in the prison yard.

Instead of surrounding himself with more violence, he is working in the prison law library.

Is he surrounding himself with more violence? No, he isn’t surrounding himself with more violence. Where is he working? He is working in the prison law library.