12. After the Verdict (1992)
13. Her Father in the Witness Box (1992)
14. Jerry’s Cross-Examination (1992)
15. Jobs One and Two (1975)
16. Books for Children, Cars for Men (1975)
17. Juliet’s Illness and a Job That Doesn’t Count (1975)
18. Jobs Three to Nine (1975-1976)
19. Jobs Ten and Eleven (1976)
Third Chapter
20. No Presence About Him (1992)
21. Hard to Disprove (1992)
22. The Principle of Parsimony (1992)
23. Everything’s Turned Out All Right (1992)
24. There’s a Little Girl (1975)
25. Time Will Tell (1975-1976)
26. Don’t Need Anything (1976)
27. It’s Not Like That (1976)
28. Received a Call (1976)
Fourth Chapter
29. The Finish Line Led Straight Back to the Start (1992)
30. Except to Say That He Was Impeccable (1992)
31. To Hell with Him! (1992)
32. And This Is Called Getting Out of It (1992-1975)
33. All Mine Is Yours (1975)
34. To Clear the Air (1975)
35. That’s No Way to Live (1975)
36. Welcome to the Family (1975)
37. Dump ’im by the Road (1975)
38. Nobody’s Looking for Him (1975)
Fifth Chapter
39. Kensal Green (1992)
40. There Was No Time (1992)
41. The Hole in the Life (1992)
42. The Boy Who Cost Twenty Pounds (1976)
43. The Children’s Home (1976)
44. Two Thousand Pounds Sterling (1976)
45. Her New Home (1976)
46. December 27th (1976)
47. Little Red Riding Hood (1976)
48. Happy New Year (1976-1977)
49. The Crown is Proceeding (1977)
50. The Humiliation Beyond Endurance (1992)
51. London Euston (1992-1975)
Essays from the World of Regina v Smith
No One’s Son
Having gone to her brother’s old school in search of information, Juliet “had braced herself for many things—but not a brother who turned out to be some kind of prodigy.” (5. “Among Strangers.”)
How Do You Rent a Flat in London When You’re Sixteen with a Four-Year-Old?
Alone, Jerry lived wherever he could—first in a squat, then in a restaurant storeroom. Back in 1975, “housing for a sixteen-year-old” usually meant a bedsit. But a child needs not just a place to sleep; a child needs a home. And Jerry, without legal custody of his sister, needed privacy. Tenants in a self-contained flat attract less attention than lodge…
The Impossible Budget of Jeremy Smith
“The Crown invites you to look more carefully at the reality of the life he created.”
From Jeremy to Smith
“The Defense counsel’s closing argument was impressive, especially its conclusion...
