In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:Charlie manages to escape , dodging several cops on the way . Sentence 2:However , he runs into the pickpocket on the street ; recognizing him as an old friend , Charlie agrees to help him find a mark , and leads him to the Nutt house .
however