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‘I rushed over to hiree to realize he was dead His jaw had been broken, and there was a deep gash on the back of his skull I was about to call the police when I heard a siren in the street outside, and moments later half a dozen police over the body The next thing I knew one of thehts’

‘Did you say anything at the time?’ asked Sir Julian

‘Only that they’d got the wrong man I assumed the whole matter would quickly be cleared up I was driven to the nearest police station, and left alone in a cell for a couple of hours Eventually I was taken to an interview roo for me’

‘Would that have been DI Stern and DC Clarkson?’ asked Sir Julian

‘That’s right I told them exactly what had happened, but it was obvious they’d alreadyto convince the the interview that they’d had a tip-off froot there so quickly’

Grace made a note, and pushed it across the table to her father, who studied it carefully

‘And you pointed out during your trial that this was irrefutable proof that someone else must have killed your partner’

‘Yes, I also suggested that the ht have been the same man who phoned them, but they weren’t interested’

‘And then what happened?’

‘Stern asked me if I was prepared toto hide He wrote downit, not least because I could smell alcohol on his breath’

Grace made another note

‘You claiinal stateth, whereas the version read out in court was only two So I have to ask, Mr Rainsford, did you sign all three pages?’

‘Yes, I did The first tith the initials AR, but I wrote e’

‘Were the three pages numbered?’

‘I can’t remember’