Synopsis

Ajay silently hopes, though perhaps futilely, that Superintendent Hayes will grant the Turners leniency and allow them to avoid trial. Bailey, appropriately frightened, offers the expected reassurances and escapes with a sharp warning. Father grimly considers himself fortunate to be demoted to senior constable, sacrificing two decades of his career for the sake of retaining both his job and his liberty. Maso is genuinely pleased for them, yet deeply apprehensive about his own ability to endure t