Chapitre 76: Chapter 76: A shocking revelation

In his cultured nasal twang Ray Montgomery spelt it out for them. 'My name is Raymond Guy Foxworth Montgomery. My address is 1195 West Forty-first, San Francisco, USA. Prior to my retirement I was the east coast regional manager for General Computing, a multi-national company with its head office in New York. Before that I was the Pacific regional manager. That was while I was resident in Australia. The office operated out of Adelaide.'

Robert had not known the extent of Ray's history.

'Mr Montgomery, do you have any children?'

'Yes. Three. Two boys and a girl. All grown up now.'

'Are any of those children present here today?'

'Russell, our youngest.' He said it matter-of-factly.

'You understand why Russell is here?'

'Yes. He's been accused of' his voice broke 'killing someone.'

'How long have you known?'