In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story incoherent / implausible by indicating 1 or 2 in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes less sense.

[EX Q]: Beginning: Jake was walking his dog. Middle 1: Jake dog ran off. Middle 2: Jake dog went to sleep. Ending: Jake was eventually able to catch his dog after it got tired.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Beginning: Ann was trying to quit smoking. Middle 1: Ann tried using a nicotine patch. Middle 2: Ann tried using a aspirin patch. Ending: Ann was able to quit smoking successfully.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Beginning: Russ is the boss at his company and has ten employees under him. Middle 1: Russ found an employee stealing money. Middle 2: Russ lost an employee stealing money. Ending: Russ fired him on the spot and it made everyone else work harder.
[EX A]:
2