ðə stˈoːɹi hiː ɡˈɛts ɪz ʃˈɪɹ ɹˈʌbɪʃ, sˈɪns ˈoʊks ɪz ɐn ˈɑːɹtʃmənˈɪpjʊlˌeɪɾɚ hˌuː ɪz jˈuːzɪŋ stˈiːvənz æz ɐ smˈoʊkskɹiːn.
The story he gets is sheer rubbish, since Oakes is an arch-manipulator who is using Stevens as a smokescreen.