"You can take all the time you want, Tally. Talk some sense into the lad." Gene got up and shrugged. "Plead guilty, Jon. Confess. No one's gonna be that mad over you offing a sodding politician. We might even be able to get you a deal. Only a few years behind bars."

And what a lesson in humility. "I'll be back in fifteen. Unless you're ready to give me that alibi now, Jon? Been waiting to follow up on that. Take my while to do a good job, you know."