The Man Whose Dream Came True (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
She sat in the row reserved for witnesses, pale and calm. He knew that in her presence it was more than ever important that he should do well. Hardy opened quietly, almost amiably. ‘Would you call yourself a truthful man?’ ‘On the whole, yes.’ ‘As truthful as most people?’ ‘I think so.’ ‘Let us see.’ He consulted or pretended to consult his notes, looked up. ‘You called yourself Bain-Truscott when working for Mr Foster, but that is not your real name.’ ‘No.’ ‘Have you also used the name of Scott-Williams?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And other names too?’ ‘I’ve explained, I did it to impress people. I didn’t like the name of Jones.’ Just a hint of his smile there and a glance at the jury. One of them looked angry. Perhaps his name was Jones? ‘Very well. Now, when you produced your references for this job, were they true or false?’ ‘I’d written them myself. Again, it was just to impress people.’ ‘The references were false?’ ‘They weren’t genuine.’ ‘They weren’t genuine.
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