Contents (83)
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
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- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
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- THIRTY-SEVEN
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- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
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- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
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- FIFTY-EIGHT
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- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
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- SEVENTY-NINE
- Acknowledgements
- OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK
‘But I don’t understand. If they haven’t admitted the lie? How has it been proved if they stick to it?’
‘The witness isn’t the one who decides what has and hasn’t been proved, Simon. The jury decides that. So if the witness is deluding themselves and thinking they’ve done well by sticking to their guns, that doesn’t matter. It’s what the jury makes of it that counts.’
‘And our jury hated Price,’ Draper added.
‘OK. I get that.’ A smile returned to Kash’s face. They were clearly the answers he had hoped for. His eyes moved away from Draper and back to Michael. ‘And does it mean we don’t have to attack Darren now? Now we’re on the same side?’
‘We’re not on the same side, Simon.’
Michael leaned forward as he spoke. As if the closeness could emphasise the importance of his words.
‘For that one witness – for Price – yes, we had shared interests. But only for him. Tomorrow we have Terry Colliver, Simon. And to defend you properly I have suggest not only that he murdered the Galloways, but that he did it with Darren. It’s the only way we win this. The only way.’
Kash sat back into his seat. For once he did not shrink. For once he held Michael’s eye.
It’s sinking in, Michael thought. He’s finally getting it.
‘Do you understand, Simon?’ Draper broke the silence. ‘You see what has to be done?’
Kash nodded.
‘Does that mean you agree? Or just that you understand?’
‘I understand,’ Kash clarified. His eyes met Draper’s. ‘I’m not stupid, Jenny. I know I’m not clever like you guys, but I get it. Darren did this. Darren and Terry. Not me. I don’t want to spend my life in prison for them.’
Michael sat upright in his chair.
‘That’s the first time you’ve ever said that, Simon. That O’Driscoll really was behind this.’
‘I know, Mr Devlin.’ Kash seemed as strong as Michael had ever seen him. ‘And I know I should have spoken up sooner. But I was scared. I’m still scared. I’m scared of what will happen if I tell the truth. If I let you tell the truth.’
‘I understand that, Simon. I know what you’re worried about and I’m not going to lie to you. I can’t promise you protection. No one can. So you have to go into this with your eyes wide open. There might be consequences if you let me do what I need to do. But you need to have the courage to accept that possibility and let me do it anyway. Because that’s all it is. A possibility. But if we don’t do it? If we don’t go after O’Driscoll? Then you go to prison for the rest of your life. Or a hell of a big part of it, anyway. And that’s not a possibility, Simon. That’s guaranteed.’
Michael watched as tears returned to Kash’s eyes. There were less than there had been in the past; he was holding himself together much better than before. But still the decision was a big one. A lot for Kash’s weak shoulders to carry.