Too Late Paraphrase New Concept English Text Last year, a parcel of diamonds was sent from South Africa. Some detectives were very nervous because of a report which said that someone had told the police that thieves would steal these diamonds. The plane was late. Some detectives were waiting on the airfield, while others were hiding inside a building. When the plane arrived, some detectives rushed into the cabin and took the parcel off the plane. Two detectives carried it into a safe room, and then two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of sand and stones. It was too late! The parcel had been stolen before it was taken to the plane.