The first was declared a ‘mistrial’, even though one of that jury told me he never saw a guiltier accusee.

Yes, true enough – but, fortunately, not always.

I’m sorry, but my observations are to the contrary. And your philosophy completely discounts the victims.

The flipside of an evil person always meeting his just end would be his victims getting their just reward or redress. But I think even you would say that does not happen at all.

Tardare s; scappare no.

There is always a halt ahead – the more bitter and disappointing to the bully, perhaps.

But always leading to a miserable, avenging end, however late in arriving.

And get a state funeral and a statue in Bormla.

So quite frankly, that’s rubbish. Not all evil people and criminals end up on the wrong side of a bullet.

Someone asked where Malta’s ‘best families’ lived. Why – in Valletta of course.