1. Larry Moves On

No MATTER HOW OFTEN HE RAISED THE subject and no matter what argument he used at family meetings, the verdict was always the same:  "You're going down, Larry." Still, thinking back to the hung jury in the April trial, wishful thinking won the battle with his common sense. Even Christy, the eldest brother and an indefatigable optimist, told him he was going to jail.

How Brendan Flynn, property tycoon and prominent member of Fianna Fail, found himself lying backwards across a desk being interrogated by Spanish Police about the murder of his business partner. By Sam Smyth