| P1: |
(turns on tape machine) 9:53am Tuesday 15th May. (to suspect) Your name
is John son of Simon the fish seller? |
| S: |
That's right. |
| P1: |
We are investigating the escape from custody of one Peter the fisherman,
four nights ago. Do you know Peter the fisherman? |
| S: |
Well, yes, but not that well. |
| P2: |
But you do know him? |
| S: |
We're not exactly on first name terms, but ... |
| P1: |
What exactly is your connection with him? |
| S: |
Well, we're both followers of Jesus of Nazareth, the one they crucified. |
| P2: |
Did you think Peter had done anything wrong? |
| S: |
Well, no not really ... |
| P1: |
So, didn't you think he had been falsely arrested, a victim of injustice? |
| S: |
Well, yes, I suppose I do. |
| P2: |
And do the followers of Jesus believe in justice? |
| S: |
Yes, we do, but hang on ... |
| P1: |
Where were you sir on the evening of the 11th May? |
| S: |
I was at a meeting. |
| P2: |
A meeting? What sort of meeting, a planning meeting was it, of the escape
committee perhaps? |
| S: |
No it was not, it was a prayer meeting. |
| P1: |
You see Simon, we can either do this the easy way ... |
| P2: |
or the hard way. |
| P1: |
Did you have anything do to with the jailbreak? |
| S: |
Well, I suppose I did. |
| P1: |
Now we're getting somewhere. |
| P2: |
Would you like to tell us about it, then we can get everything all cleared
up? |
| S: |
Well, we were all praying for, well, a miracle really. |
| P1: |
A miracle? |
| P2: |
But how did you actually get him out? |
| S: |
Well, I didn't personally get him out. |
| P1: |
So there were others were there, accomplices, on the inside perhaps? |
| S: |
I suppose you could call it an inside job? |
| P2: |
Who exactly? |
| S: |
Well, |
| P1: |
Listen son, you're already in it up to your neck, if you want us to help
you, you're gonna have to help us. |
| P2: |
Who was it on the inside? |
| S: |
Well, actually, Peter said it was a Angel. |
| P1: |
Are you taking the Michael? |
| S: |
No, I don't think it was Michael, but I suppose it could have been. |
| P2: |
Alright then we'll play it your way. You are saying that you were all praying,
then an Angel went and released Peter. I've heard some good ones in my
time on the force but this beats them all. |
| P1: |
I hope you've got a good lawyer son. |
| P2: |
So what does the Angel do then, break his chains off and just calmly walk
out of the heavily guarded maximum security jail! |
| P1: |
What about the guards? |
| P2: |
What about the creaky, ever-so-difficult to turn locks? |
| P1: |
What about the gates? |
| P2: |
What about the dogs? |
| S: |
Well, exactly. He's out isn't he! |
|
(pause) |
| P1 |
Alright smart alec. What happened next? |
| S: |
Peter said that the Angel left him when he got out into the street. Then
he came to the house we were praying in. |
| P2: |
And then what? |
| S: |
Err, well, he banged on the door and the servant girl went to find out
who it was? |
| P1: |
(sarcastically) You weren't expecting him then? |
| S: |
Well, err, |
| P2: |
Carry on, we might as well, hear the whole thing now. |
| S: |
The girl came back and was waving her arms around yelling about Peter.
To be honest we thought she was having a bit of a turn. |
| P1: |
(sarcastically) O ye of little faith! |
| P2: |
So, all this while Peter was standing outside making a racket whilst all
the coppers for 10 miles around were looking for him. |
| S: |
Well, yes, I hadn't thought of that. |
| P1 |
Thank you sir. (leans towards tape) Interview concludes 10:02 AM. You're
free to go. |
| S: |
Well, err, thank you. |
| P2: |
The pleasure is all ours. |
| S: |
(leaves). |
| P1: |
What next then, do we need to worry about them? |
| P2: |
That lot! You must be joking. This time next year no one will remember
anything about it! |
