The Verdict: BookShots (A Jon Roscoe Thriller) by James Patterson

Author:James Patterson [Patterson, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2016-09-21T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

A PHOTOGRAPHER’S CAMERA slammed against the back window of the high-powered Tribeca Hotel’s SUV, as early the next morning Roscoe edged the car forward through the crowd of media and onlookers stationed outside the Old Bailey. A flash burst into life, illuminating the inside of the car as another camera lens crashed against the window.

Looking in his rear-view mirror, Roscoe saw both Harvey Rylands and his wife flinch, turning momentarily towards each other. Inside the car Roscoe knew they were safe; outside the car, they would be on their own.

Watching the couple during the journey from the hotel, he had sensed a growing tension between them. Each day of the trial had seen them appear together, but as the evidence was placed before the court, it seemed to him that it was becoming harder and harder for Mrs Rylands to remain the loyal wife, standing so valiantly by her man.

Looking at her now, he saw a woman who was exhausted. It was two weeks since the Rylands had arrived at Tribeca; each day Amelia had lost more and more of her vitality. Even her shiny blonde hair had somehow lost its sheen.

The requirement each day was for her to step from the car and portray her marriage as a happy one. How did she do it? Guilty or not, her husband had cheated on her remorselessly, without the slightest regard for her feelings.

The media scrum outside the courthouse had reached an unprecedented level; what Roscoe saw could only be described as a frenzy. Questions about the Prime Minister’s relationship with Elegant Daniels were hurled at the car; fists were slammed onto its roof. His passengers were both hidden inside their own space; each so distant, each paying scant regard to the other.

Until the vehicle stopped. And they stepped out onto the courthouse steps.

Harvey Rylands emerged, with his wife tightly clutching his arm – both of them vulnerable and, to all appearances, still desperately in love. Amelia Rylands once again standing loyally at her husband’s side, as they forged a path through the chaos and into the building.

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