I also knew the meeting needed an exact account, not the questions I would shout if there were no one else there.

Taylor agreed to provide a statement through counsel.

She would have an opportunity to get her own advice about what she was saying.

Ruth was my lawyer; she was not an independent adviser protecting Taylor from the consequences of an admission.

Later, Ruth received the signed statement through that process.

I sat at her desk while she read the relevant parts.

Taylor returned at approximately 8:20 p.m.