At ten o'clock on Monday night Jason was a very happy was in a big room in a hotel with a lot of people in beautiful were television cameras,reporters,people from Sunshine Lotteries…Everybody had a drink in their hands,and a girl went round the room with abottle of champagne.
‘Have some more champagne,'she said to Jason.
Jason's face went very snatched the bottle and took a long champagne ran down his new blue laughed.‘Kiss me,'he said to the girl.
Suddenly the door opened and two men came in.
‘Hullo!’said Jason.‘Come in and have some champagne!It's OK-Sunshine Lotteries are paying for it!'
But the two men were not interested in were stopped talking and looked at them.
'Is Jason Williams here?’one of the policemen said.
That's me,'said Jason.'What do you want?'
'We'd like to ask you some questions,Mr the police with us,please.’
On Tuesday morning Jason was tired and was in a small room at the police station,and there were two policemen in the room with policeman stood by the door,and watched and second policeman sat at a table and asked questions,questions,questions -the same
questions,again and again.
'Now,'said the policeman.‘Tell me were you at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon?’
'At home,'said 'm telling you the my mother and father!I didn't steal anything!”
T'm not interested in your mother and father,'said the can talk to them the moment I'm interested in you,and your answers to my were in town on Saturday know that,because a woman saw you.'
'No!’said 's a lie'.I was at home all afternoonand watched football on television.'
"Tell me about the football, won?’
Jason said hands and his face felt hot.
'When did the football finish?Five o'clock?Six o'clock?’
‘,'said don't remember.'
The policeman smiled.‘How much money was there in the bag,Jason?’
“There wasn't -'Jason ,he careful.‘There wasn't a bag,'he told didn't steal the old woman's bag!'
Old woman?Who said anything about an old woman?”
Now Jason felt cold.‘You did,'he said.
‘Oh no,I didn't,'said the talked about a how did you know she was an old woman?'
He stood Williams,on Saturday afternoon you hit Mrs Emma Carter on the head and snatched her stole her money and her lottery winning lottery ticket -so you stole five million pounds from Mrs 're in trouble', trouble.'
'I want to see my lawyer',said Jason did not know any people on television always said that.
That afternoon a different policeman took Jason to court was in a big grey building in the middle of the and the policeman waited in a small did not look at Jason,and he did not say felt very unhappy.
Then a woman came into the was young,with short brown hair and an interesting wore a black skirt and a white shirt,and carried a big black bag.
'Mr Williams?’she said to 'm Sally Cash,and I'm your lawyer.'The policeman left the room,and Sally Cash sat down and began to ask Jason questions.
Soon a man in a black coat came into the room.'Are you ready to go into court,Miss Cash?’he asked.
Nearly ready,John,'said the looked at 'm going to do all the talking in ?I don't want you to say important is going to happen 're going to send you to the Crown Court'.That's a more important court.'
'When?’asked Jason.
‘Soon.’
'Can I go home tonight?’asked Jason.‘Last night I slept in a cell at the police wasn't very nice.?
No,I'm sorry,'said Miss Cash.'You can't go see,you're a rich man can buy a ticket to New York,Hong Kong-you can buy an aeroplane!The police want you to stay in this country.'
‘But I want to go home!'
'I can ask the court,'said Sally Cash.
Two men and a woman sat at the end of a long table and listened carefully to everyone's story.
Then the woman looked at Sally case'must go to the Crown Court,'she Williams must stay at the police station and -’
‘Excuse me,'said Sally Cash.‘Mr Williams slept in a police cell last 's very young and he was unhappy and 'd like to go home tonight-please.'
The woman talked quietly to the two men for a she said,'Mr Williams,you can go home you must leave your lottery cheque here in court.'
'Why?’asked Jason.
‘We don't want you to run away,Mr listen must live at your parents''t leave the every morning at ten o'clock you must go to the police you understand?’
‘Yes,’said Jason.