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Sir, I've got a Mrs. Gillingham in my office.

Says she used to foster Michael Dunn.

Where did you get this from?

You don't want to make any complaints, eh?

What did you do, fall down?

Yes, sir.

Frequently.

He's got severe headlights.

He'll have to have his hair cut.

They jump.

The last thing we want is an expectation.

I read that you had arrested him.

And... I'd appreciate it if you could tell us anything you can about him, Mrs

Killingham.

Michael Dunn is an orphan.

As a child, he was shuffled around various foster homes, adopted once, and

returned to an orphanage where he was...

subjected to sexual and emotional abuse over a period of years.

He made three suicide attempts.

Well, I did not know all these facts about his past when my husband and I

agreed to foster him.

We only found out.

He was 14 years old when he came to us.

He was a very quiet, very unassuming boy, and

we felt that he was benefiting from being in a stable family environment.

He was doing well at school, and he seemed very happy.

My daughter...

were then aged five and seven.

We trusted him.

We left him to babysit and... he

abused both my daughters.

Did you report any of this?

I didn't want my little girl subjected to any further distress.

He sexually abused them.

Well, he, um... He did not actually have

sex with either of them, but... He...

He touched them.

He fondled them.

According to the doctor and the counsellors we spoke to subsequently,

they presumed that his own sexual abuse had made him

impotent.

Well, I had to tell you all this because I feel guilty. I mean, if I had taken

the matter further and not simply returned him to care, then this tragedy,

this... This murder would not have happened.

Would you be prepared to make a statement, Mrs. Killingham?

Yes.

Yes, I would.

Thank you.

You missed your dinner.

I'm not hungry.

It's all right, isn't it?

Get dressed.

Come on.

No, he's not here. He must have gone out.

Oh, yeah, I know.

Pick up.

Call. It's Mallory. Says it's urgent.

Walker. Oh, matching samples is very promising.

But five is hard to get out of.

Five? You talking about Michael Dunn's shoes?

You're suspecting your little lady stepped in the same dog shit.

Yeah. We got him on the shoes. We bloody got him!

Prisoner 461, done.

I didn't do it.

Are you telling me it won't go to trial?

Special casework representative, I'm under a statutory duty to enter a

discontinuance if there's no reasonable prospect of securing a conviction.

And I feel these circumstances come close to falling into that category.

What you've got is the thinnest paint, Detective Superintendent.

Are you serious?

Thanks, how you haven't established he harmed her in any way, Mr Griffith.

Michael Dunn is a non -drunk.

He hasn't washed either himself or his clothes for months.

Do you think any jury is going to believe that he went to the trouble of

stealing a washing line just because he had a lot of laundry to hang up?

What if he was practising for the offence?

You can't prove he stole that rope. And there's no mechanical fit on the end.

But what if he cut the rope twice? That would explain why the ends don't fit.

Mr Griffith.

I wouldn't be pushing this so much if the type of rope were not the same, not

similar, identical.

Well, solicit an opinion from Treasury Council.

What about the statement from Mrs. Gillingham?

On what page is that on? Page 24, Mr. Griffiths.

Ah, yes, a foster carer.

Well, it's hearsay from the mother. You'll have to get statements from the

Gillingham girls that Dunn molested them. The only way we'll get into

is under the similar facts rule. It's going to have to be very close to what

done to Julianne.

Same age bracket.

Used as some sort of instrument.

Well, we don't know what they're going to say until they say it, do we?

No, Detective Inspector, we do not. So let's not waste any more time.

Next.

Your identifying witness, Mrs Enid Marsh.

Mrs Enid Marsh says she doesn't know you, Michael.

Is that true?

You must pay attention, Michael. I'm trying to take your proof of evidence.

She saw me when I did the paper round.

When exactly did you do these paper rounds, Michael?

Can't remember. Summer, I think.

Not last year, the one before.

And how many times did she see you?

Well, a good few times on the doorstep, you know, in the morning.

Did you talk to her at all?

Say good morning?

No.

Good.

I've remembered something else.

Terry Smith, bloke I was with.

He might have gone home.

Wales.

Where I come from.

Seems to be all coming back to you today, Michael, doesn't it?

Makes it much easier for me to do the best job I can.

I'm doing all right, then?

Yes.

I've got to go now.

But I'll see you again.

Tomorrow.

You've got lovely eyes.

You're a very pretty woman.

Thank you, Michael.

Is there anything you need?

No. Thank you very much.

The epithelial cells from the little girl's mouth found in samples taken from

the lolly stick.

And two, one of her hairs recovered from the suspect's carpet.

Just one, right?

Just the one. No question it's hers.

And three fibres.

Blue and red cotton polyester mix.

Be covered from the couch.

Consistent with the anorak.

But as common as muck.

Some bugger's pinched all the forks again.

All felt.

Wattle green acrylic consistent with the skirt.

All felt common.

with the combination that makes it evidence.

Pass me my cake.

No blood transfer?

No.

Did you get anything on his clothes?

Just his own blood.

Oh, and the doll.

I'm sorry, but the fingerprint boy's found nothing belonging to the little

Just smudges. Must have been wiped.

Nothing on the bottles?

No, just his fingerprints.

If he abused our lady...

With a bottle, we have no evidence.

Has the garb of the criminal classes come in yet?

Come in? Gone out.

Wormwood scrums.

Ah, here she is.

Has she elegance? Has she fragrance?

And that reek of cheap scent. I mean that elusive hint of fragrance. You mean

that we have been, perhaps, on the central line?

That's right for a time. No, no, don't prompt me, Watson. Let me divine by

the station at which the lady alighted.

Being... Shepherd's Bush?

White City?

No, no, Acton.

Ode of Wormwood. Turn left to the scrubs.

Notorious beastman keeping well.

As a matter of fact, Mr Dunn's not as brain -dead as I thought.

I bet he likes your perfume.

Must make a change from the persistent stench of urine that pervades HM's

establishments.

I'll have those right back to you. No, you can't take that.

Belinda.

Affidavits drafted, Stephen?

I think so, yes.

I think she's just lost her beast, ma 'am.

Dunn's case will have a significance for the firm.

But we must also consider what is fair to you, Belinda.

Now, there will be considerable professional interest.

And the media are ready to seize on the smallest error or irregularity into

which an experience might lead you.

I had thought I was managing reasonably well, Derek.

Well, especially with your support and supervision.

Was there anything in particular?

No, no, you've done very critically.

Oh, we'd be horrified to think that you read any hint of criticism in the

decision that a partner should now act for Michael Dunn.

So, if you could just bring the file in, we'll go through it together.

What's the story? Short and sweet.

Bugger all on the door, DNA in the lolly stick, all right, but sweet Athene's

clothes. Yeah, but they found their hair and fibres on the couch and floor.

They're not denying she was in the flat, Reg, but it could have been three weeks

or three months ago, waking up.

What fibres did they get?

An arachnid skirt. Bloody useless.

Could do her some good. I mean, she's only liked to have walked in there three

months later wearing the same clothes, has she?

Don't bet on it. Not a lot of money for clothes in that house.

Yep. She's wearing the skirt in this photograph.

OK. Pat, check with the mother when she got that coat.

Sorry, guys, but I'm off.

We haven't got a case, have we?

Don't let him hear you say that.

I looked up to Michael Dunn.

I'm very satisfied with Miss Sinclair. I don't want anyone else.

Naturally, there's no move to exclude Miss Sinclair, Michael.

Merely to secure to her the benefit of more season.

Is it my fault?

I don't want anyone else! I want Miss Sinclair! I don't want you! I don't like

you! I want Miss Sinclair!

We'll support you fully from the wings.

There's absolutely no question, obviously, of your being exposed to any

a professional kind.

Who's the leading counsellor?

I'd like Robert Rylands, if we can get him. Rylands, wow.

He's the best there is. It'd be fantastic to work with him.

I'm sure.

So, I think it would be politic to get a junior out of the same chambers.

Get him on board ASAP.

Have you still got the case?

Yes, I have.

Sadly, I don't think we'll need the impressive Mr Rylands.

I'm going to get it thrown out at committal.

I think Michael Dunn's innocent.

Excuse me.

Are you the little girl's father?

You don't know whether to say something or not.

I left a few flowers.

Thanks.

It's very kind of you.

Good news today, Michael.

We've got your junior counsel on board, Mr Sampara from Robert Rylands Chambers.

Well, that means we might get Rylands himself if we go to trial.

And he's a top -flight silk.

What about that other man?

Mr Waugh. I didn't like him. We tried to get a deal.

Well, thanks to you, he didn't.

I think there's a good possibility we could have this dismissed at committal.

Well, that's the next hearing, Michael.

You think they'll throw it out?

Well, I don't want to raise your hopes too high, but that is our initial

opinion.

You mean there'll be no trial?

We're waiting for their papers now.

I reckon CPS are going to put the skids on us. No case. You've gone over to the

Prosecution Council, Willis Fletcher.

Well, maybe the Gillingham girls will have something worse. I'm on my way over

there now.

Oh, good luck.

I need it.

Anything on the anorak? Mrs. Harris said she got it from the catalogue. They

were just flexed during lunch.

That's just 22nd of August.

Make it to us.

Oh, God.

Her little girl's dead and she's still paying for her anorak.

What? Well...

Let's hope this Fletcher's prepared to stick his neck out for us.

Well, Superintendent, I've had a look through the committal papers.

And what's your view of this rope in his bin?

It's just a piece of rope. I don't think there's evidence against him.

I can't see why not.

It's an identical type to the one round the girl's neck.

What else was he doing with it?

Hanging up his smalls?

The forensic evidence can place the child in Michael Dunn's flat, all right.

But its value is reduced by the fact that Dunn doesn't deny that she visited

flat at other times.

That's a card in defence counsel's hand.

But a major card in ours is that he didn't say so in his first interview.

According to the transcript...

Dunn didn't reply when

asked if he knew her.

And said he didn't know whether he did or not.

R40 or I the doll?

Yes.

He lied about where he found it, became agitated and admitted the lie the

first time.

But his solicitor got it all tuned up and running sweetly second time out.

What about the Gillinghams?

Yeah.

Indecent assault against two girls 13 years ago.

Never reported and it's only hearsay.

Unless you have a development there.

They're being interviewed now.

Can I ask you for an overall view at this stage, Mr Fletcher?

Well, the forensic evidence may not be direct, but the cumulative weight of

evidence is strong.

I think it'll get past half -time.

So if you don't mind that...

Thank you very much indeed, Madeline.

Mrs. Gillingham!

That's it, Madeline. You can go now.

Now, I'm Detective Inspector North. You must be Catherine.

Do you want me to stay, Cathy? I'm perfectly capable of handling this,

Right, shall we sit down?

No, thanks. I'm fine.

What can you tell me about Michael Dunn?

I think he's been blown out of all proportion.

Are you sure you won't sit down?

Um, so how do you mean?

It was just affection.

I wasn't scared of him.

He was so funny.

Always playing games.

What sort of games, Catherine?

Hide and seek.

Michael Dunn, you will be committed for trial by jury at the Central Criminal

Court.

Sit down in the gallery.

Quiet. Quiet, please, in the gallery. Please sit down in the gallery.

Is that the

committal bundle?

Yes, if you don't mind.

I've had a look through this, and I understand you've been having some

discussion about getting Dunn's case dismissed at committal.

I think we could argue there's no case to answer.

Hmm. But all they've got to do at committal is show there is a case to

And I think they'll succeed.

You won't get it thrown out, and you'll have very helpfully alerted the Crown to

the weak points of their case. Look, if we put a bit of effort in at committal,

we might... Work smarter, Belinda, not harder.

Let it go through.

We don't contest anything.

Who's prosecuting?

Looks like Willis Fletcher.

And he's only cruiser class as regards my personal naval estimates.

Robert Rylands is in a different league.

Have we got Rylands now?

He can't commit till we've got a trial date, but my informants tell me he's

interested.

I never saw that rope in any bin or anywhere else. It wasn't in my flat when

left before I got nicked, I'm telling you. There's no doubt in your mind.

Maybe one of your friends brought it in. I'm telling you, I've never seen that

rope in my life before. I've never touched it. All right, Michael, sit

sorry, but one minute you're telling me my case is dismissed, the next minute

I'm being sent up for hearing after hearing, and now... Michael, listen to

You are to stand trial.

Do you know Anne Taylor?

Yes, I know her. I did some work for her, too. I told you this before.

Yes, I know, Michael. Just be patient.

How did you come to work for her?

She paid me to do some odd jobs around the house. I told you this. Yes?

But just how well did you know her?

She wouldn't like this to get out.

It just happened.

What happened?

I was clearing some stuff out for her mum.

She died, you see.

And Anne was very upset.

We had a few drinks.

She was crying and I put my arms around her.

And it just...

..ended up with us

just being, you know... You had a sexual relationship with Anne Taylor.

I promised I'd never tell anyone.

All the prosecution council will ask her to say is that she knew you, that you

knew her house, and that there was a washing line in her garden.

I put it up for her.

They might also ask if you ever stolen a thing from her.

Has she been saying bad things about me? Did your relationship with Miss Taylor

end on good terms?

Fine.

Have we got the man you want for the trial?

Yes, we've got Mr Rylance.

And that's good, is it?

Yes, he's the best.

Do you see any particular need for these photographs to go in? There's nothing

to be seen here that isn't in the pathologist's report.

No, I suppose there isn't.

I don't suppose there's any chance of Mother being kept under things, is

Oh, absolutely not.

Unless you're prepared to admit that the daughter left her doll at your flat.

No fear. I wouldn't allow that either.

I'd be objecting to your identification.

The woman was distressed, emotional.

They dumped it down on her first thing in the morning.

It's like a leading question to my mind.

All right, I won't open it.

Gillingham girls are no good to you either.

One says he touched her, the other says it was good, clean fun.

The facts aren't similar enough, so you won't get it in on that count.

You've got a drink problem, haven't you?

Well, only... There's no question of a sudden medical expert popping up to say

you did it all in a daze.

Absolutely not.

No, I'm temperance now, and I remember everything.

I'm certain I was having a long talk with my friend.

Yes.

Ah, you must be Belinda Sinclair.

I'm Robert Rylands. Very good to put a name to your face.

You caught me fraternising with the enemy. Do you know Willis Fletcher?

Oh, I didn't know you two actually shared the same room here.

Oh, yeah.

Huddled together.

Fool.

I'll clear out now, Robert.

Don't bother.

We're going to take tea with Mr. Dunn.

They're on shaky grounds with this doll.

Well, the mother identified it very firmly.

You're going to see if she can do it again.

I'm sorry?

I think Dolly may have to go on an ID parade.

Get me a few similar dolls, will you?

I'll have a look in my toy cupboard.

Taxi!

You found her, didn't you?

I think you should have a word with him.

Yeah.

I suggest that you put in for a couple of days sick leave.

You know, you're entitled to it. You've been through a very traumatic

experience.

Will it go against me, Mum? No, no, no, absolutely not. But, you know, Colin, if

you're not sleeping and it's playing on your mind... I just...

I just keep feeling it in my arms.

I think you should go and talk this through with someone from Occupational

Health.

I won't do any good, Mum.

Take some time off, Colin.

Come on.

Would it be true to say that your flat was a sort of open house where many

people, including children, came and went?

Yeah.

You said in an interview that Julianne Harrett had been to your flat.

When was the last time she was there before she went missing?

Roughly.

I don't know. It's hard to say.

A week?

A month?

Two months?

A brother was always with her. He used to bring her with him. That'd be...

Jason, I see.

Yeah.

It was him who wanted to come round to watch videos.

But you did say that your video had been stolen from your flat some months

previously.

Do you know how old Jason is?

I don't know, nine, maybe.

He's heard of himself in years, that lad.

In what way?

He didn't want to watch cartoons.

And if anyone's not clear about anything at all,

please just ask, OK?

Right, that's it. Thanks very much indeed.

They've got Robert Ryland, did you know? Yeah, and he's going to have his bloody

knife right through every scrap of evidence.

Gov. I've been going through these files.

You've got your knife out, too. Not exactly.

But we still haven't pinned Peter James down for those missing 20 minutes.

Peter James, Peter James.

I can't seem to knock this one on the head, can I?

Look, Gav, I really think we should have another go over these times before we

get to court.

OK. Let's start from scratch.

I'll talk to Mrs Harris. Good call.

Meg, family visit, please.

You're getting to be a very persistent woman.

Keeping you on your toes.

Yeah, and I'll be a bloody ballet dancer before this one times out. Well done,

Pat.

Yeah.

Mrs. Walt, the Meals on Wheels lady's in reception.

Something about Peter James?

You're still looking at a blank on the alibi, Belinda.

Well, there was a possible sighting of Terry Smith at the Simon community in

Cardiff. Tiger Bear.

And I've been running some ads on the big issue in London.

Ah, the last people to read that are the homeless themselves.

You need someone independent to confirm that the little girl used to go to

Dunn's flat so that the fibres could have been left there at any time.

At the moment, all we've got is his word for it.

Well, Michael mentioned that Jason Harris... The little girl's brother.

away from the family, Belinda.

It's a hornet's nest for PR.

Has Ryland been over any likely cross -examination yet with Dunn?

No, we're doing that today.

Well, we thought we'd better get a bit of rapport going first.

Well, don't feather -bet him.

The Crown aren't going to.

Hello, Jason.

Is Mum in?

Mum!

Oh,

sorry, I was lying down.

Doctor's orders.

Sorry to bother you, Anita. It was Peter we wanted a word with.

Oh, he's not here?

I don't know where he is.

Jason's still off school.

Yeah, he's got a rash on his legs.

That's what it is, darling, isn't it? A rash.

Do you want to go and play in the city?

Any idea when Mr. James will be back, Mrs. Harris?

No.

There's nothing wrong with that.

I know.

We won't keep you out of bed.

Thanks. Oh, Mrs. Harris.

What time did you say he left that lunchtime?

The day Julianne went missing, Anita.

One, two, three.

I saw him come out of the flats about quarter past one.

Right. And then I delivered the lunch and left Inez at about half past one.

And I saw him again at the ice cream van.

Good. Now, this was definitely the same man that you'd seen earlier on. Yes.

You see, I didn't really get a good look at his face.

But now that I have, it was definitely him.

The stepfather.

Half past one.

Well, nothing better to do than go.

Yeah, next time.

You know, right, it's not here.

It's a harder area.

Oi!

Doctor!

Oi!

I'm speaking to you!

Oh, sorry.

It's all right. That young copper.

The one who was here when they were looking for her.

Called the old Bill, didn't you?

Yeah, they came round.

Well, I didn't say anything. I wasn't well. Well, I've been bloody watching

It's a building site. I've been watching this for weeks.

Watching what we do.

Whether he's at school.

I swear I didn't say anything. They want to talk to you.

About what?

I don't know. They just asked what time you went to look for Julie.

What time did you say?

Mrs Harris says she sent out Peter James at half twelve.

Yeah?

Pool. Says he was parked in his ice cream van at roughly the same time. But

Meals on Wheels woman said she saw Peter James at half past one. At the ice

cream van.

So either she's got it wrong or the ice cream man has.

Now we know Julianne was picked up at five past one.

So if Mrs. Waller's right about the time, Peter James is in the clear.

Yeah, but if Paul is telling the truth, he could still be our man. And Mrs.

Harris both pull out. But why would she give a time that puts her boyfriend in

the frame?

Ah, she could be confused or emotional.

Little Julianne had old bruises on her body.

When Meg and I saw the little boy, he had what looked like strap marks on his

legs.

Pat, bring Peter James in first thing in the morning. Meg, go with her. Talk to

the mother again. Make it nice and easy.

Nothing confrontational.

There again.

Again? Come on, one o 'clock. You saw her out the window at one.

I'm in there, I'm fixing the sink. You turn the taps on me, don't you remember

none of this? Oh, yeah.

Right, I'm in there, I'm changing my clothes, OK? So it's quarter past,

past one before I went out there.

What time was it when I went out there? It was well after one, ma 'am.

Right, so when they come here again, that's what you're going to tell them?

I think you should go there.

What?

Well, I thought you had a rash.

Look, I'll tidy up today.

I don't feel too bad today.

Barry?

What the hell are you doing here?

What are you doing here, Barry? You were here yesterday as well. I'm not on

duty, Mum.

All I did is you suggested I took some time off.

I'm fine, Mom, really.

That's what I found our shoe.

Go home, Barrett.

Take off the uniform and stay at home, all right?

Go on.

He's here. He's just walked in of his own accord.

Let's have a go at him.

Mrs Harris, there is something else that I do need to talk to you about.

In your original statement, you said that Mr James went to look for Julie at

around 12 .30.

No, I remembered.

Because the sink went wrong the other day again.

And that drug...

my mind, you know, about his clothes.

It took him ever such a long time to get changed.

And I remember because I went in and I said, can't you find anything? Hurry up

and get the kids in.

Jason, go to your room. Go on.

There was one other thing, Mrs. Harris. From your balcony, can you see the ice

cream then?

No. No, but you can hear it, yeah?

Yeah, it's spoken to all the kids.

Do you remember hearing it on that Thursday, when Peter went out to look

Julianne?

No.

It's not important, is it?

No, not at all.

Thank you very much indeed for your time, Mrs Harris.

I don't think I believe that, Mr James.

Perhaps you and Mrs Harris had a chat about it.

Well, no, I ain't, mate.

I'll tell you something, we have chatted about it, in fact.

Caught in a barrier.

I'm deeply sorry about that.

It's completely outwith my control.

And at this moment, D .I. North is explaining that to Mrs Harris.

Explain it, yeah, yeah, explain it to her, yeah. And I was explaining it to

You don't think this affects me?

Well, let me tell you something, it does, mate.

I bathed her.

I took her to school.

I told her bedtime story.

You sons of bitches trying to turn it all around, twist it, make it sick.

Sorry, you deny and you discipline your children, Peter.

What's this?

And your old stepfather, Peter.

You do now. You've physically disciplined your children.

No, I have.

That's good, Peter, because you've hit your children, haven't you? In fact,

you've hit them more than once.

Yes.

Yes, I've seen.

What, are you charging me?

I came down here. No one brought me down here. I came here on my own.

What are you trying on? I swear, I swear before God I never done nothing wrong.

Okay, take me through it again, Peter. What time did you go looking for Julia?

What time did I go looking for Julia, mate?

I'll tell you what time.

It was one o 'clock.

I was in the flat fixing the sink, and Anita told me to get the kids in. She

turned the tap on me by accident. She soaked me, so I went and changed me

clothes, and I didn't go downstairs for another 15, 20 minutes.

That's not what Mrs Harris says in her statement.

She doesn't know. She's confused.

She knows. She understands now.

She's calmed down.

Listen to me.

It was well after one.

It was well after one.

Great. Thank you, Mr James.

I just want to get it straight.

That is exactly what I'm trying to do, Mr. James.

Mrs Harris' new version of events.

Now, I've also double -checked with some of the residents. They can't actually

remember that Thursday, but they say that Paul's van's always parked as late

it was, 12 .30.

Yeah, but Peter James said he left at five. Just after one o 'clock.

Fixing the sink.

Changing his clothes. Word for word.

Shh.

She's covering for him, isn't she?

You all right,

darling?

Jason, go to your room.

What about the bags?

Do as I tell you.

I found a doll.

You what?

Swapped their mattresses over today and I found Julie's doll.

And did you give it to the police?

Where is it, Nita?

I'm telling you about all the shit I'm going to take this morning.

If that bastard gets off, they're going to come for me.

You know that, and I never touched a hair on her head.

I never touched her!

And I'm afraid we didn't get what we'd hoped for from the Gillingham

I have a responsibility not to waste public money on a case which is going to

fold up.

I have to tell you, I've come to the view that we should offer no evidence.

Dunn still hasn't come up with his alibi witness.

I think there's a very good chance we'll be able to show he's served a false

notice of alibi.

Well, that would be a help.

I'll take that into consideration when making my decision.

Well, there's something else you should take into consideration.

I'm sure CPS doesn't want another sensitive national case dropped through

of evidence leaving the grieving family to drag a private prosecution through

the courts.

Sometimes it's important to try a case.

Sometimes it should be seen to be tried.

I execute policy. I don't play politics.

I'll let you know my decision, Superintendent.

He won't have the balls to drop it. Well, you're going to need yours.

That crack at CPS can go down well at all.

I still put my money on Dan.

What about Peter James?

No.

I don't like him.

But I don't think he's a killer.

Get Thatcher to have another go at the ice cream cellar.

Talk to his boss this time.

That he's lying.

If he's lying, then that puts Peter James in the clear.

You've named two men and a woman as alibi witnesses.

The men can't be found. The woman's never heard of you. How did that happen,

Dunn? I don't know. I was confused. I can't remember.

Because if you weren't with those people, then it's possible it was you

Marsh saw from her window. You who took a little girl by the hand and led her to

your flat, isn't it?

There never was a little girl in my flat on that day.

If you can't recall any specific day or date when Julianne was in your flat, how

can you be so sure she wasn't there on September 5th?

She used to come round all the time, ask her brother, ask Jason.

That's all right, Michael.

Just remember, it's in their interest to try and make you lose control, so just

answer their questions and keep you cool.

Leave it there, shall we?

See you again before the trial.

call you tomorrow, Michael.

Up in the office.

Cause of a riot.

Yeah, I'm gonna be back again.

All right.

Yeah, it's nice.

I was scared. Sit down.

I thought I'd lose my job.

It was all right, bastard, and I'd already had one warning.

And I didn't think it would matter.

Half an hour late.

What?

I didn't get to the half estate until guard one on the day the little girl was

murdered.

Shit!

I knew this would all come out the moment he called me into the yard.

Listen, I've been shagging the boss's wife.

She used to give me a few quid to cover for any ice that I might have sold.

But he knows now.

Because I told him.

I got the boot.

So I thought I might as well come clean.

I hope you understand how serious giving a false statement is, Mr Paul.

Good ton of knife, isn't it?

Mrs. Marsh.

Well, I'm glad to see she's still on her legs.

We don't want her pegging out on us, do we?

Our screen seller lied about the times.

He didn't get to the heart of the state till gone one.

Which puts Peter James in the clear.

Yes.

I mean, CPS can't pull the case.

And Dunn still doesn't have an alibi.

Are you looking for me, man?

My name's Terry Smith.

I am the resurrection and the life, said the Lord.

He who dies and believes in me, so shall he live.

And whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

Let us now rise and sing hymn number 425.

We started off in the park, then went to the chippy, then back to the park

again.

Oh, Derek, do come in.

So, Mr Smith, you read our advertisement in The Big Issue, and you remember

spending the whole day with Michael Dunn.

But how can you be certain it was that particular Thursday?

Well, Bellingham by election.

5th of September.

Bloody Spartacus knocked our block out.

I am convinced.

says the Apostle Paul, that neither death nor life, neither angels nor

neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor

depth, nor anything that is in all creation, will be able to separate us

the love of God that is in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Almighty God,

Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort, deal graciously, we pray thee,

with those who mourn, that casting every care on thee, they may know the

consolation of thy love through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let the children come to me, but do not hinder them, for to such belongs the

kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God, like a

child, shall not enter.

O Lord Jesus Christ, didst take little children into thine arm, blest them.

Open thou our eyes, we believe.

Get out!

Get out!

Stop the car!

I have some wonderful news for you.

We've got your alibi.

Thank you, Lord.

Piss off!

Piss off!

And I will stand up in any court and say it.

Michael Dunn was with me all day long, September the 5th until 6 or 7 at night.

He did not leave you at any time?

No.

Thank you, Mr. Smith. Read and sign your statement, please.

There you are, Lieutenant Walker.

All right, if we go.

Thank you.

She's like the cat with the bloody cream, isn't she?

Anita Harris has just been released from hospital.

Just in time for the bloody trial, poor woman.

Buries one, loses another. Oh, God knows what she's going through.

A white blather'd look nice under that for the gold.

Do you think so?

Yeah.

I don't think this is a bit bright for the call.

Mrs. Kingley's got a yoga suit, if you like.

Is that man still staring up at your window, Zeno?

I'll try that jacket on now.

Morning, Robert.

Alone and paley loitering. It's Winfield. Yeah. Yeah. Seen the list.

He's decent enough.

Babbles like the bloody brook.

Excuse me.

Robert!

It's delightful to see you again. Very good to see you too, Derek. Sure of

solidarity by the sound. Oh, I thought I might just pop down myself.

Belinda's with our friends downstairs.

You in there.

What are you afraid of?

You want your friends with you? Yeah.

Oh, dear God, Michael.

How did this happen?

I just bumped into something. It's all right. No, it isn't. Sorry.

Don't be frightened to look at the judge and the jury.

Don't stare at them.

Just don't look as if you're trying to avoid their eyes. I've got nothing to

hide. And don't smile, Michael.

I want you to keep your head up and look serious.

Good.

Put up Michael Dunn.

Are you Michael Frederick Dunn? Yes. Please be seated.

The defendant, Michael Dunn, is charged with murder,

the particulars being that on the 5th day of September 1996, he

murdered Julie Ann Harris.

To that charge, he has pleaded not guilty, and it is your duty, having

evidence, to say whether he be guilty or not.

Ladies and gentlemen, the events of this case took place on the how of the

state, in this life.

Without wishing to impugn the ability of any of you to apply your minds

objectively to the evidence in the case, rather than to any extraneous

circumstances, out of excess of caution, I'm sure you'll agree that if

there's anyone here who has any close connection with the Howarth estate, it

would be better if you did not serve.

Is there anyone?

Who falls into that category?

Hi, could I, um... Speak to Mr Hayworth, please.

He's not in today.

Yeah, does anyone else want to speak to her instead?

Mrs Cheshire. I'll have to ask her. She's busy. Yeah, I'll have to speak to

someone.

There are a number of things which will not be in dispute.

That Julianne was first strangled into unconsciousness by means of a

rope ligated around her neck.

That she was sexually assaulted and then placed alive

inside a sewage pipe on a nearby building site.

Now, there are photographs which I would like you to have a look at in the

bundle.

As you can see, this is a pipe of narrow diameter.

And the position she was placed in forced her head down

onto her knees, restricting her breathing, with the result that...

She died sometime later of asphyxia, suffocation.

There is no doubt that Julie Ann Harris was murdered.

She was reaching out to me.

They knew it was him.

Everyone just knew it was him.

He... admitted in interview that he knew Julie Ann Harris.

Now, you will hear evidence from a neighbour who says she saw a man whom

later identified as Michael Dunn approach Julie Ann

in the playground.

We can end up with a life sentence if you don't believe what I'm saying.

I am trying to assimilate what you're saying. So I pulled the rope, I cut in

two, and I put it in Michael Dunn's bed.

An identical piece of washing line was discovered by police in Michael

Dunn's bin.

The Crown cannot say how it got there.

But if you come to the conclusion that Michael Dunn had taken that washing

You must ask yourselves, why?

Mrs. Enid Marsh.

Are you Mrs. Enid Marsh?

Yes, I am.

Do you live at number 33 Howarth House?

Yes, I do.

What floor is that on? The sixth floor.

Would you look at these photographs, Mrs Marsh?

If these could become exhibit one, my lord.

Does photograph three show what can be seen from your windows?

Yes, it does.

Describe to us what you can see.

I can see the entrance to the flats.

And I can see the right -hand side of the playground.

Thank you.

Is there any particular time of day when you are in the habit of looking out of

your windows? Oh, yes, I look out at lunchtimes. I wait for the meals on

every day.

Are you able to remember the day when Julie Ann Harris went missing? That was

the day when the police first called at your flat.

Oh, yes, I remember it very well.

Well, I looked out at a quarter to one.

I looked at the clock because she usually brings my lunch by then.

Oh, I mean Mrs. Ward, the lady who brings my lunch. Yes, yes.

What did you see when you looked out of your window?

Well, I saw the little Harris girl on her own. I often saw her playing with

other children.

Were you able...

To recognise that it was Julie Ann Harris from that distance.

Oh, yes.

But she was on her own.

I thought she shouldn't have been left.

And then she started covering her face and peeping out.

Like this.

As though there was somebody playing with her.

Did you see that person?

No.

Did you see anything else?

Unusual at that lunchtime.

Oh, yes, I was looking out at five past one, because the meals on wheels still

hadn't come, and I saw a man bend down and take the little girl's hand.

What did you see of this man, Mrs Marsh? Did you see his face?

Oh, yes, I did.

It was sideways on, but yes, I did. I saw his face.

Had you seen that man before?

No, I didn't know him at all.

But did you see him again?

Yes, I saw him in Kilburn.

At the identification parade.

He was the one I picked.

Just one last thing, Mrs. Marsha.

I noticed that you are wearing glasses.

Would you mind telling us...

Do you always wear them? Oh, no, no, I only need them to read.

I can see as well as anyone over a long distance.

It's got better over the years.

Thank you, Mrs Marsh.

A good day there, would you please?

Are you ready, Mr Rylands?

Thanks, Mother.

Morning, Mrs. Marshall.

Good morning.

Very nice to see you again, Mrs. Marshall.

I beg your pardon?

I take it you don't remember seeing me before?

No, I don't.

Would this help?

Really, Mr. Reiner. I hope this is taking you somewhere.

You were at your... flat on Friday of last week at 12 .30pm, were you

not? And you were looking out of the window directly at the playground?

Mrs. Marsh, counsel often goes to view the scene of the crime as part of their

preparation.

I saw a man in a black suit carrying a briefcase and looking up at my flat.

Was that you?

You saw a man carrying a briefcase.

You noticed him.

And he was looking directly at you?

Yes.

Mrs. Marshall, there will be evidence in due course that that man was, in fact,

myself.

You saw me.

You noticed me.

You were able to do...

to describe my clothes, my superficial appearance.

Even though I was looking directly at you, you were unable to remember my

Yes, yes.

Would you be as sure of your identification, Mrs. Marsh, if I were to

that there was, in fact, another man?

With long hair, wearing a long, dark coat, in the playground of the Howard

Estate around lunchtime that day. Not the man that you picked out of the

playground, but another man of similar build.

Would you like me to repeat my question, Mrs. Marsh?

I don't know.

You don't know if you're sure?

I don't know.

Mr Ryland says to say that the beginning's always the hard part.

We've done well with the judge, too. He's the best we could have got.

Doesn't seem to like our barrister very much.

What makes you say that?

Oh, the way he confused that poor old woman.

That poor old woman, Michael, is one of the two principal planks in the

prosecution case.

Planks!

Planks!

You want me to give evidence, I have to tell the truth.

I understand I have to tell the truth, sir.

I just wanted Michael Dunn to be caught, sir.

So you planted the rope that was found in Michael Dunn's flat?

Yeah.

He's

strong,

son.

Come on.

Enough to stop the trial.

Can you get... Fletcher to wait for me before he goes into the afternoon

session.

Willis Fletcher, prosecuting counsel.

What?

They've gone back in.

Anita Harris is giving evidence.

Mr. Harris, there is only one matter I want to ask you about.

Did Julianne have any toy or favoured object?

to which she was particularly attached.

Yeah.

She had a doll.

Can you describe this doll for us, please, Mrs. Harris?

Well, it was like a Barbie.

Could you speak up, please, Mrs. Harris?

It was like a Barbie doll.

But, um...

From the market, you know.

Cheap one.

She... Julie always carried it with her.

Did she have that doll with her on the day she went mipping?

Yeah.

Yeah, she did.

I'm... I'm so sorry, Mrs Harris, I...

I realise that this recalls a very distressing time.

But did you see that doll again after Julie Ann's disappearance?

Yeah.

The day after.

The police came round.

They had it.

You know, they said it was hers.

We found that doll.

Thank you, Mrs. Harris.

Your witness, Mr.

Rylands.

Mrs. Harris, you last saw the doll you just mentioned.

First thing on a Sunday morning, the day after you learned of your daughter's

death.

The police came round and woke you up, is that right?

Yes.

You feel sure you didn't make a mistake?

You didn't confuse one mass -produced doll manufactured by the thousand for

another?

Yes, I do.

Could you perhaps help us, Mrs. Harris, by picking out Julianne's doll for us

now? It's a long time ago.

Oh, I appreciate that, Mrs. Harris.

I think it was that one.

Thank you, Mrs. Harris. You may return to the witness stand.

Could the doll which Mrs. Harris has just identified become

exhibit number six, not exhibit number four, the doll which the police

found in Michael Dunn's flat?

You've lost our idea on the doll.

How come?

Oh, you're a violent theatrical thought, Mr. Barry.

No, he did it all right. We'll have to get a trial. Stop.

Have you seen similar injuries in other cases, Dr. Foster?

Yes, I have.

I've seen similar injuries which were established to have been caused by a

bottle. And I would say that could well be the case here.

Thank you, Dr. Foster.

One of my constables planted the washing machine. Mr. Ryland, your whispers.

Mr. Fletcher?

Walker is just down there.

Mr. Fletcher, if you have any further questions for this witness, now is the

time to say so, if you do.

My lord, may I have a word?

Would you like to stand down? What was his name?

Colin Barrett. He actually found her.

Could I ask my lord to rise?

A matter has arisen.

You'll have to make a clean breast of your rope trick, Fletcher, and live with

it, I'm afraid.

The jury, of course, may take a dim view.

I opened it to them. You said practically nothing about it.

I'll object if you try to get them discharged.

Do you want me to tender the boy for cross -examination?

Poor Bartholomew. He's marvellous, isn't he?

I don't mind if we leave him out.

I'll draft a suitably damning admission, which you'll be happy to make.

We'd better get a seat in the field.

And, in the circumstances, I think we'll have a woman with broke brackets not

manufactured by basket -weaving policemen down here. Shall we? If you

Taylor, I'll call her in the morning.

Did Michael Dunn come to do...

Odd jobs for you in your house.

Yes.

What sort of thing did he do?

He... He did different things six or seven times.

He put up my washing line.

Could you describe this washing line for us, please?

It was, um...

Blue and red.

I brought it in the local shop.

And when was that?

When was that, Taylor?

Oh, um... Quite a while ago.

A few months ago.

I didn't see him again for...

Quite a while.

In fact, I didn't see him at all.

She's making heavy weather of all this.

And what happened to this length of line subsequently?

It was stolen.

Towards the end of August, I think.

You don't suppose that they were... Of course they bloody were.

Thank you, Miss Taylor.

I don't like the way he treats people.

I told you I didn't like the way he spoke to that old woman. He got her all

upset. And don't give me that Planks crap.

He shouldn't have asked Anne, Miss Taylor.

Michael, just calm down. No, you lied to me. You said he was just going to ask

if I worked with Anne, not the other things.

It wasn't Mr Rylance who asked those questions. It was Mr Fletcher, the

prosecuting counsel.

She was nice to me, she was. She was a friend to me. I won't have it. You tell

him when he can shove his planks. He shouldn't have upset her. You tell him.

won't have any more of it. Do you hear me?

Mr Rylance is conducting your defence in the way he thinks best to secure your

acquittal.

I felt so sorry for him.

But he told me what a terrible life he'd had.

What being...

Done to him.

Just a little boy when it first started.

Six years old.

He said the only kindness he'd ever known was when this family fostered him.

But they sent him back.

That's why I never reported it.

But I knew it was him that took the washing line.

Took the sherry too.

What makes you so sure, Anne?

My mother didn't approve of drinking and I kept some hidden outside.

He was the only person who knew where it was.

Winfield had turned down a submission our friend's been identified with.

We might have a problem.

Michael's got upset about Anne Taylor. He doesn't want to give evidence.

Fine, we won't call him.

Oh, but we shouldn't call any evidence of defence. We don't have to.

Their ID's worth virtually nothing.

Their doll's been thrown out of the window.

We can explain all their forensic evidence by innocent contact, plus

to admit police shenanigans. What jury's going to convict them of that, huh?

Well, we'll incur the adverse inference if he doesn't go on. They'll be doing us

just as much damage if he does.

They'll be dragging him over those two alibi witnesses he couldn't find. Now,

leave him alone.

I don't agree.

Since they're trying to show a false alibi, we can show a true one.

I think I'd rather carry on according to plan.

Belt and braces and all that.

Well, Derek, you're instructing me, but you're courting a risk here. That's my

considered view.

I can't agree with you, Robert.

I think they want to hear Michael Dunn deny it from his own lips.

Very well, Derek, as you wish.

I call the defendant, Michael Dunn.

Step down, Mr. Dunn.

Take the book in your right hand and raise the words on the card.

I swear by almighty God that the evidence I shall give shall be the

whole truth and nothing but the truth.

What were you doing during the day of September the 5th?

That's the day before you were arrested by the police.

I was drinking in the park with a friend of mine, Terry Smith.

Yes, which park was that?

Princess Elizabeth.

By the estate.

Were you alone, the two of you, or was anyone else with you?

No, there was another man.

I can never remember his name.

How long were you there, the three of you?

All day.

From 11 in the morning till early evening.

What did you do?

Drank, mainly.

And talked politics.

How much did you drink?

Quite a lot.

Lager and vodka.

I wasn't drunk, though.

I can remember most of it quite well now.

Did you leave Terry Smith and the other man at any time between 11 and

the evening?

No. We got some chips and some drink and we left together.

Did you know the little girl who was murdered, Julianne Harris?

Yes, I did.

Well, I didn't exactly know her. I knew her brother and he brought her round to

the flat quite a few times.

A common occurrence for you to have children playing in your flat.

Yeah. They were good there all the time. I used to leave my door open.

I didn't care who was there when I was drinking.

Did you see Julianne Harris at any time, even for a few moments, on September

5th, Mr Dunne?

No, sir, I didn't.

You didn't, for example, at any time see her in the playground?

Or bend down, speak to her.

Or take her hand.

No, sir.

I never saw her at all that day.

Would you take a look at a child's doll for us? It's been identified as Exhibit

4 in this case.

You recognise that doll?

Yes, sir.

I had it in my flat.

I know. I don't bother to drive them. I'll put them in the wash bag for the

month. I told you I'd get one.

You've thought about this.

This is every night now.

This could be better for him, innit? Oh, you'd know, would you?

I talked to Mum. She can't have him.

Look, I'm just thinking about you, isn't I?

Give me some rest.

You've got special homes for kids, aren't you? I don't want to talk about

All right.

Just for a bit?

Yeah.

Not forever?

Of course not.

It's been three years, I've been alone.

I'll call them in the morning.

I've never said anything that isn't true. I was with Terry Smith all day.

That's not right, is it, Mr Dunne?

Hmm?

You were not with Terry Smith for all that time.

And you did see Julianne Harris on that day. I didn't, sir. I never saw her. You

saw her at the playground.

And you took her back to your flat. That's not true. There you assaulted

Sexually. And then you took a rope which you had previously stolen from a lady

acquaintance. No, that's rubbish. I'd never steal anything from a man.

I'm sorry, Miss Taylor.

I mean, I worked for her. She trusted me.

She knew I was someone she could trust.

You placed that rope around Julianne Harris' neck and you strangled her. No,

didn't. I never saw her. Took.

Her unconscious body.

And you rammed it into a pipe.

Like a bundle of rags.

Didn't you?

Didn't you?

I want to ask you about September the 5th. Do you remember that day?

Yes, I do, sir.

Did you have a lot to drink on September the 5th?

Well, pretty much the usual.

I had four cans of lager, then three more, a half bottle of vermouth, and

some vodka.

But that wasn't an unusual amount for you.

You feel that your perceptions and recollections of that day were more or

normal. Yes, they were.

I had a tolerance for drink then, you understand?

Who were you with on September the 5th?

I was with Michael Dunn.

And I think that bloke was there too.

Mr. Smith, let us just be clear here about your evidence.

You say that man was with you as well as Michael Dunn?

Yes, Your Honor.

So the man you see here in court is not the man you've referred to up to now as

Michael Dunn?

No, Your Honour.

Michael Dunn was the other one.

At least that was my understanding.

But that bloke was there as well.

I remember him.

He's Welsh.

We were in the park just by the gent.

Perhaps it doesn't really matter, Mr Smith, by what name the defendant was

to you if your evidence of his presence is the same.

Yes, yes, if it is the same.

Was that man also with you continuously all day?

Near enough, sir.

He went off a couple of times when we ran out of drink.

He brought us back the sherry, as I recall.

I remember particularly because the bottle was blue.

What did Don Taylor say?

Don took a bottle of sherry.

Do you have a clear recollection of how long he was absent for?

Not long?

Half an hour? 40 minutes each time?

Around about lunchtime.

Is there anything else you'd like to ask this witness?

No, thank you, my lord.

Mr. Smith, do you recall what became of the bottle of sherry?

Yes, I do, as it happens.

It got burst before we ever touched a drop.

Thank you, my lord.

No,

that concludes our case.

Perhaps this will be a suitable time to break for lunch, if we resume at five

past two.

We're never going to find anything here. It's been months.

No, but I'm going to have a damn good try.

Go through that lot.

Right.

Okay.

Nobody's cleaned up here in years. Good.

Oh, Jesus.

Things here, why do they use the loo?

Not open all the time.

Yeah, and Taylor's bottle of sherry was blue. She can't remember the name.

Okay.

Michael Dunn was not...

continuously with Mr Smith all day. He absented himself for two separate

periods.

Now when did Mrs Marsh, if you accept her evidence, see the defendant?

At lunchtime.

When did he absent himself from Mr Smith and the other man?

At lunchtime.

If you accept the evidence of Mrs. Marsh and Mr. Smith,

Michael Dunn has not only lied to police, as was admitted, you will

what he said about the doll, but he has also lied here, today,

on oath, in front of you.

Now you must ask yourselves what motives Michael Dunn might have for

telling.

Lies.

That looks like clues to me.

Reg, get that in a bag. Get it over to the lab.

Now what we want's the rest of that.

The jigsaw puzzle often has a few pieces missing.

But as I said at the outset, the overall picture can be clearly distinguished.

A clear picture has, I believe, emerged from the evidence that you have heard in

this case.

And it points conclusively to Michael Dunn's

guilt.

Any fingerprints?

Well, they found nothing on that.

I reckon that we could do with 48 hours.

My Lord,

I wonder if I might ask for a day.

Some portions of a blue bottle have been discovered, and there is at least the

possibility that this might be the bottle mentioned by Mr. Smith in his

evidence. There is the further possibility that this was the bottle

assault Julianne Harris.

Mr. Fletcher, what exactly are you asking me for?

The day's adjourned, my lord, for the police to carry out further

I'm sorry, Mr. Fletcher.

I imagine a person addicted to alcohol may handle a great many bottles in any

one day.

I can't see any real justification in delaying the trial at this stage.

Ask the jury to come back in.

The pause, I feel, for a rather abbreviated closing speech.

Could have gone running.

Come on, guys.

Let's keep moving, huh?

They wouldn't adjourn.

Ryland's with clothing now.

How long have we got?

Well, till lunchtime at least, maybe even till tomorrow.

Ryland's had listened to himself all day.

Great.

I said I would be brief.

I hope I have been.

You may feel that far from having been presented with what a learned friend

calls a clear evidential picture, you've been presented with a ragbag of

unrelated fragments.

And you may feel that the full truth has not been heard from anyone in this

case.

Jurors, I'm sorry to have to tell you, very often do.

But you must bear in mind that Michael Dunn is not charged with telling

untruths.

He's charged with murdering a little girl.

You may not believe every word he said.

That every word of his story is true. But you must not, without more, much

convict him.

Because Michael Dunn has to prove nothing.

It's for the prosecution to satisfy you beyond any reasonable doubt that

Michael Dunn murdered Julianne Harris.

The evidence you've heard, you may feel, falls far short of that.

So far short.

that the only verdict open to you in good conscience is one of not guilty.

That's it.

That's bloody it.

Burn it.

Oh, a big -mouthed one.

Oh, get out! Look, they'll be here any minute. Get your bag!

Oh!

Go on. Yeah.

The prosecution say that it was Julianne Harrison's doll.

You may think it curious, therefore, that her fingerprints were not found on

And what is more, Mrs. Harris, was unable to identify this doll when shown

others of a similar kind.

As to the evidence of identification, I must warn you of the special

need for caution in convicting a defendant solely in reliance upon an

identification which is challenged, and that you must consider very

carefully the difficult circumstances

in which this identification was made.

You must also consider whether there is other evidence

which supports this identification.

And that support may come from lies.

You can find there were lies told, which are relevant in the way that I've

outlined to you.

Or... from a number of pieces of circumstantial evidence, each innocuous

own, but which taken together tend to show that the defendant

committed the crime.

You should adopt a common sense approach to this.

Finally, you should bear in mind that it has been formally admitted...

that a piece of evidence in this case was manufactured by an officer who had

clearly become unbalanced.

It is for you to determine what effect this very serious irregularity

had on the Crown's evidence as a whole.

It's blood.

Vlad, get me through to the Crown Court. They have to adjourn now. We can't try

him twice.

I shall not myself speak to them, nor suffer any other person to speak to

save to ask them if they have reached their verdict.

I shall now ask you to retire and consider your verdict.

Same blood group.

A, B, negative.

The jury have gone out.

We're too late.

Sometimes the longer they take, the better.

But will they acquit?

I sincerely hope so.

Could I?

You know how I'm getting on?

Afterwards?

Yes, of course.

You know the office address.

You might leave.

Get married or something.

I'm ready now.

Would the foreman please stand?

Madam Foreman, answer this question yes or no.

Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict upon which you are all agreed?

Yes.

Do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty of murder?

Guilty.

You find the defendant guilty, and that is the verdict of you all?

Yes, it is.

Stand up, please, Mr. Dunn.

Michael Dunn, as I'm sure you know, you have been convicted of an offence.

for which the sentence is fixed by law.

There is only one sentence I can pass, and I sentence you accordingly to life

imprisonment.

In this case, I recommend that the minimum sentence to be served should be

less than 20 years.

Take him down.

We've got the bottle.

Dan's fingerprints and Julie's blood.

New evidence has apparently been found by the police.

I didn't do it.

I swear I didn't do it.

Yes,

you did.

Yes you did.

Thanks.

Oh, my God.