AS IT TURNED OUT, THE four youths had had the nous to agree their stories before they shared them, as both Des Arnott and Tony Moran told them the same tale as the Sterling boys. And while Arnott displayed an aggrieved aggression which hinted at impressive acting skills when explaining where and when they’d been ‘attacked’, Tony Moran seemed shamefaced and reticent, so much so that Rafferty gave him the opportunity to get what had really happened off his chest.
‘We have reason to believe your tale’s a c**k and bull story, Tony,’ he told Moran after the youth had repeated the tale of himself and the other three being attacked in the High Street. ‘That’s not what happened at all, is it?’
‘I–I don’t know what you mean,’ Moran replied, his voice high pitched and nervous, but seemingly determ
