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“...have confirmation of the hostage taker’s identity; he is Kurt Walker, a convicted armed robber, who was released from prison just two months ago after serving two-thirds of a fifteen-year sentence for armed robbery and murder. Inside the house on Inkwell Street with Kurt Walker are Tim Dewson and his children, Sonia and Calvin, nine and six, and a detective constable; while outside, Detective Chief Inspector Collins is attempting to negotiate with Walker, and the members of the armed response team continue to watch the house, ready to act at the first sign of trouble...”
The news report, which issued forth from the radio in the corner of the hospital cafeteria, provoked the first response from Nathan in almost an hour. He had said nothing since being guided down to the cafeteria b
