Rumpole and the Paper Crown | A New Old Bailey Case

Описание: Rumpole and the Paper Crown | A New Old Bailey Case

When a local political dinner ends with a councillor’s sudden collapse and a locked folder of confidential constituency secrets vanishes, the police seize the nearest timid suspect. Horace Rumpole is briefed to defend Peter Lyle, a junior researcher whose only “crime” was fetching paper crowns for a raffle.
With She Who Must Be Obeyed urging respectability, Claude Erskine-Brown thundering for the Crown, and Inspector Sneed smelling a cover-up, Rumpole follows the evidence the police ignored: the medical truth, a reluctant kitchen witness, and a corridor camera that never blinks. In the Old Bailey, one small contradiction is worth a hundred headlines… and the Crown’s finest may turn out to be made of cardboard.
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00:00:00 The Invitation to Respectability
00:11:46 The Dinner of Good Intentions
00:24:17 The Interview Under Caution
00:36:19 The Mortuary and the Locked Folder
00:47:16 The Heart and the Hatbox
00:57:42 The Porter Who Knew Too Much
01:09:28 The Camera That Would Not Blink
01:20:19 The Suggestion of Remorse
01:30:31 The Corridor Exhibit
01:42:53 The Crown in the Hatbox

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Disclamer:
This story is a fan-made work of fiction inspired by the classic characters and courtroom world created by John Mortimer in Rumpole of the Bailey. It is produced purely for entertainment and is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by the rights holders. No copyright, trademark, or other rights infringement is intended. The original characters, settings, and related elements remain the intellectual property of their respective owners, and this work is offered in the spirit of appreciation to honor and celebrate the legacy of the original Rumpole stories.

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