Pat sat in the interview room of the Burra Police Station. Across the table from him, John Grant sat next to his lawyer, a young man in a suit and tie from a law firm with offices in Clare. Pat waited for Lina to activate the video recording equipment and then stated the time and names of those present.
‘I’ve read the statement you gave Sergeant Davenport concerning your meeting with George Young,’ said Pat. ‘Is there anything in that statement you wish to change, Mr Grant?’
‘No,’ said John.
‘So, if I’ve understood it correctly, you and Paul Maitland met George for lunch at the Peterborough Hotel and then drove him home?’
‘That’s right.’
‘How did George appear to you on the day?’
John glanced at his lawyer, who nodded. ‘To be honest, Sergeant, he looked like s**t. Kidney problems, ap
