The court hearing what Rodney had to say about the behaviour of Nancy started murmuring and Campbell's lawyer looked towards the jury and found that the women amongst them were frowning.

He had wanted to ask him to tell them what happened on the night Nancy was abducted but he knew that the picture he would paint would be such that the case would be lost even before it began.

'No more questions Your Honour'.

As Richmond made as though to climb down from the witness box, his lawyer spoke.

'Just a minute, Mr. Richmond'.

Rodney waited. He and his lawyer had rehearsed what he had to say but since...