''s my money!"
‘Mmm,''said Sally.''Perhaps it was Mrs Emma Carter''s lottery ticket.She remembered the numbers because they were important to her.’
‘Huh,''said Jason.That old woman just wants my money because she saw me on television.She thought of a good story about the numbers,and now she says that it was her ticket.Did the ticket have her name on it?’
''No.There are no names on lottery tickets.''
‘So she can''t prove that it was her ticket,''said Jason.‘She can''t take my money away from me.''
Perhaps she can,and perhaps she can''t.We don''t know.
But she''s going to need a good lawyer.And lawyers are expensive.It isn''t going to be easy for her.''
‘So that old woman wants all the money.Fiona wants half of it.My Mum wants thirty thousand pounds,my Dad wants thirty thousand pounds .…''
‘You''re forgetting me,''said Sally.
''I don''t understand,’Jason said.
I told you.Lawyers are expensive.And I''m doing a lot of work for you.You can''t pay me now,because your cheque is at the court.But I can wait.’
‘Oh,thanks very much,''said Jason.‘Very kind of you.''
Sally smiled.''Now,let''s talk about the bag-snatching.''
I didn''t do it.''
Sally looked tired''.Jason,I want to help you,but it''s very difficult.Mrs Carter saw your face in the street,and then she saw you on television.She''s going to stand up in the court and say,“That''s the man!He stole my bag,my money,and my lottery ticket.””
‘But it isn''t true,''said Jason.''I was at home.I watched the football on television.Ask my Mum!”
“How much money are you giving her,Jason?”Sally asked quietly.Thirty thousand pounds,was it?’
Jason''s face went red.He wanted to hit Sally.She looked at his red,angry face,and waited.Then she said:
Jason,in the Crown Court a lot of people are going to look at you.They''re going to think,"This is a nasty''young man.He hits people -his wife,his baby,old women in the street.He steals things.He wins five million pounds in the lottery,but he doesn''t want to give a penny to his wife and son.And he tells lies.”They''re not going to like you,Jason.And that''s not going to help you.So,please,tell the truth.Say that you''re sorry.You''re young.You can