next winter?
threaten Jean that Betty taken away from her and placed in a Only if. Jean confesses to stealing the tights will she have a chance of keeping Betty, Otherwise, they will charge Jean with other shop-lifting offences, and argue in court that she used her tenyear-old daughter to help her. Jean see a solicitor. ine police again refuse.
Finding no evidence of stolen property at Bill Smith's house, the police wait for him outside his work. When ne comes out tney immealately stop and search him again the police have more power to do this. thank. to the new law.
Inhuman The police tell Jean they will continue to stop and search her husband until she confesses. They warn her the new laws they can hold her in the police cell as long as they like: that all that is required is permission from a magistrate. all this pressure Jean confesses.
When the case tinally comes to Jean and Betty tell MaStere really how Jean paid for the first pair of tights, but not the second, although Betty did try to tell her mother to do They tell the court that the in timidatory treatment they received amounted to 'inhuman and that therefore the 'confession'