Answer:
Gerrard a stage actor lives alone in his house and suddenly an intruder broke into his house and threatens to kill him with a gun. Without losing his calmness, Gerrad tries to become friendly with the intruder and pushes him inside the cupboard, and then calls the police.
Explanation:
Gerrard was an intelligent person, he didn’t panic when the intruder wanted to kill him and wanted to stay in his house in his name. Gerrard's intelligence helped him to handle the crisis, he tried to cook a story and gained the intruder’s confidence that the police might come any moment; he himself is also a thief and wanted to escape through the secret passage in the cupboard. He impressed upon the intruder that they would have to escape immediately. Cleverly, he made him peep into a cupboard saying that it was an escape route. The moment the intruder leaned forward to inspect it, Gerrard pushed him into the cupboard and knocked the revolver out of his hand. He then closed and locked the door. Thus, his intelligence, sense of humor, and presence of mind turned the tables on the intruder.