“So, what exactly are you saying, sir?” “I"m saying we go in there and do all we can to wring some form of admission of guilt from him. We use the accusations "Miss Jones" made on the tape and see if he caves in when faced with the fact he was seen on that wharf when Brendan was killed. If he does, we might be able to hit him with a conspiracy charge, and even then, the C.P.S. might say we have little realistic chance of a conviction.” Drake"s face revealed her understanding of her boss"s words, and she certainly didn"t like the implications of what he"d just said. She knew only too well that if the Crown Prosecution Service felt a case had little chance of obtaining a conviction, they wouldn"t go ahead with the prosecution. The police needed to produce hard evidence, proof of a person"s

