answer: Charles didn't see the football game because his wife wanted to see a new play.
documents: #Person1#: Hi, Charles. Did you see the football game on TV last night?
  #Person2#: Hi, Laura. I wanted to watch it, but I couldn't.
  #Person1#: Oh, that's a pity. It was really exciting. Why couldn't you watch it?
  #Person2#: Oh, my wife wanted to see a new play.
  #Person1#: So, how was the play?
  #Person2#: It was quite good, but we missed the beginning of it because we had to eat first.