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CN 2091

To Chris, Carol and Alyson.

Contents

Trial and Error

Cheap at Half the Price.

Dougie Mortimer's Right Arm.

Do Not Pass Go.

Chunnel Vision.

Shoeshine Boy.

You'll Never Live to Regret it.

Never Stop on the Motorway.

Not for Sale.

Timeo Danaos .. .

An Eye for an Eye.

One Man's Meat ...

TRIAL AND ERROR.

IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO BEGIN.

But first, let me explain why I'm in jail.

The trial had lasted for eighteen days, and from the moment the
judge had entered the courtroom the public benches had been filled to
overflowing. The jury at Leeds Crown Court had been out for almost two
days, and rumour had it that they were hopelessly divided. On the
barristers' bench there was talk of hung juries and retrials, as it had
been more than eight hours since Mr. Justice Cartwright had told the
foreman of the jury that their verdict need no longer be unanimous: a
majority of ten to two would be acceptable.