Chapter 140: The Virgin And The Masters, Part 51, Eternal Vigilance?

MICHAEL

"I don´t know what the two of you said to Klempner, but he´s changed his plea."

"Sorry?"

Will Stanton scratches his head. "He´s changed his plea. He´s saying that he´ll give a full statement and plead guilty."

"Does he say why?"

"Yes. The other thing he says is, that he doesn´t want Charlotte to testify in court. If she makes a written statement of anything considered relevant, he will comment and confirm whatever is there."

"What does he get out of this? A shorter sentence? A plea-bargain?"

"Hardly. We have him for murder, attempted murder, trafficking, assault; the lawyers are still arguing over exactly what the charge is over the business of the attack on the Haswell Building, but since he´s confessed, in writing and on tape, to being responsible for it, that hardly matters. With what we´ve got on him now, regardless of Charlotte´s testimony, he´ll not be coming out of prison again for a very long time, if at all. He´ll probably be sentenced to life-long impris