Chapter Fifty
Matthew regularly jogged on the grass footpath that commenced near his unit, averaging some three to five kilometres each run – the distance being dependent on his energy levels that day. He used these solitary runs to reflect on any problems that were troubling him, but since joining the bar his main concern had been Angelo’s upcoming trial. Despite Lena’s encouragement at the conference, they all knew that they were facing probable defeat. Worse still, it would be a conviction engineered by Franz Mannheim, whom Matthew regarded as the most malevolent individual he had ever encountered. The trial date now was only a few weeks away, and an overwhelming sadness had enveloped him.
Several of his old football mates had been constantly ringing, demanding he join them in what th
