Prisoners milled round the prison playing pool, cards and dominoes. Some just sat or stood around talking. Being back in here brought back bad memories for Smithy. It wasn't that long ago that he was banged up in here. Gina had really stuck by him and now it was his turn to do the same for her.

Approaching the door Smithy felt very nervous. In some respects he felt like this was a waste of time as he didn't think that John Campbell would remember anything; He has seen countless people come through these gates, and a number of them have committed suicide. How can he remember this one case when it happened so long ago? Smithy felt frustrated, but he was prepared to give anything ago for Ginas' sake, no matter how hopeless it seemed.

Smithy knocked on the Gov'ners door.

"Yes come in please." John Campbell was a tall man in his late fifties if not his early sixties.

"Ah, you must be Sergeant Smith and Dc Webb. Yes Jack phoned to say you were coming. Take a seat."

"Thank you Sir. Did DCI Meadows explain why we wanted to see you?" Smithy asked politely, or as politely as he could manage under the circumstances.

"He explained that you had reopened the Angus Darling murder case. I was one of the prison officers on Richard Golds wing at the time of his imprisonment. I take it Jack is hoping I can remember anything about his suicide?" Smithy shuffled in his chair. He felt uncomfortable yet he didn't know why. There was something about this conversation that made him feel like he was betraying Gina.

"We were hoping you could shed some light on the subject. We would like to know if there was anything that happened around the time of his death that pushed him over the edge."

"I'll tell you as much as I can. Richard seemed like a good lad. Kept himself to himself most of the time. He was adamant that he didn't do it, and I believed him…"

"Really, why did you believe him? Most of the evidence pointed towards his guilt. What makes you think he wasn't just another convict trying it on?" Smithy said, digging for a reaction out of Campbell.

"I'd had dealings with the family before then. I used to be a copper on the beat myself at one time you know. I knew their father through his criminal activities. I nicked him on a couple of occasions. It was his wife I felt sorry for. He was never there for her or their kids. Esther couldn't cope after her son was born; her depression became so bad that she couldn't look after herself let alone her two children. Gina ended up looking after her mother and her brother, as well as herself. Gina left school when she was fifteen and started working for her Dad in one of his bookmakers. I used to walk round every now and then to check everything was ok. I did as much as I could for them. She was very close to her brother. When Richard was arrested for the murder, he wouldn't tell the investigating officers the truth…"

"But he opened up to you?" Micky cut in. Smithy had been concentrating on what John had to say that he forgot he was there.

"Yes he did. He explained the full facts of what had happened that night and why he didn't want to tell the truth."

"So why didn't he? I mean if would have cleared him of the murder…"

"Gina had sworn him to secrecy and no matter what happened, he wasn't going to break that promise."

Smithy realized at this point that John may explain what Richard had told him. He didn't want Micky listening to Gina's secret. She wanted it kept secret, and that was how it was going to stay.

"Err…DC Webb, would you mind waiting outside for a moment please. I would like to speak to Mr Campbell on my own." Without asking too many questions Micky left the room confused as to why he was sent out.

"Sir, Inspector Gold has already told me what happened the night Angus died and the reason Richard went to see Marshall. Is there anything else Richard told you that could help with our enquiries?" Smithy asked hopefully.

"I knew Marshall was a bad egg. He was always hanging around the bookies harassing Gina, but I never thought he'd do that. Richard didn't say very much about it. Only what Marshall did to her and that was why he went to see him the night Angus died."

Smithy looked at the floor. He couldn't imagine how Gina must have felt. First she lost her daughter because of this man, and then her brother.

"What happened around the time of Richards' death?" Smithy changed the conversation slightly.

"A couple of weeks before his death Gina stopped visiting him. Up until that point she had visited him every chance she got. It turned out that Richard had asked her to stay away. I couldn't understand why he did it because he looked forward to her visits. I knew he was unhappy but… I found him one morning hanging in his cell. Gina was distraught."

Smithy had as much information as he needed. He didn't think there was much more that Campbell could tell him.

"Thank you Mr Campbell you've been a great help. We'll let you know how we get on."

"Before you go, would you mind giving something to Gina for me? We found it in his cell a couple of months ago. It had fallen down the back of the cabinet." John walked over to a drawer and pulled out a small discoloured envelope.

"He wrote it the night before he died but it was never sent to her. I haven't opened it. It may have a few answers for her."

Smithy shook the gov'ners hand before leaving the office. He may not have gotten all the answers he wanted but it had helped a little.