Rachel Fontinha
374 Greenwood Dr.
Penticton, B.C.
V2A 8H1

March 14, 2014

Inspector Gadget
Chief of Police
666 Rue Justice
Paris, France
1A2 R3T

Dear Inspector Clouseau:

       Due to the death of, Ada Artlover, you have confronted me to ask a few questions about my reasoning for saving Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa in the unfortunate fire breakout in The Louvre. First, I would like to say thank you for all of the fame and fortune from saving the Mona Lisa; my condolences go out to Ada's family. The reasons for saving the Mona Lisa rather than dear Ada, is that the Mona Lisa has a lot more value than Ada. Ada was 92 years old, pushing 93 and, not to be disrespectful, she was going to pass away sooner than later.

       The Mona Lisa is a huge historic piece of art. Being with this world for over 500 years, I feel the Mona Lisa was the right decision to make. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. Classified as "priceless", this painting is a major part of history and the coming future of this world and our children's education. Mona Lisa has been stolen many, many times and being a historic piece that cannot ever be replaced I felt like my decision was the correct one.

       Leonardo used a pyramid design to place the woman simply and calmly in the space of the painting. Her folded hands form the front corner of the pyramid. This makes the top half of Mona Lisa stand out more. All of the magnificent detail is mind blowing and just utterly beautiful. No one has been able to paint a painting exactly like this one. The way her eyes sit make them look like they are following you everywhere. Not knowing Ada as well as I could have, my conscience just told me to take the painting rather than save the little old lady's life. Ada was a very nice lady who had two beautiful daughters, and a bunch of grandchildren, and sadly a widow. My apologies go out to Ada's family and I hope they understand the importance of saving this historic, priceless painting.

Sincerely,

RF

 Rachel Fontinha