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they had come to the National it compromised my position.’ (Exhibit XI2.
147)
    “ Whose ‘they’?” asked Lisa.
    “ Clearfield, I presume.”
    "Hold right there"
cried Lisa as she dived away to the files of evidence and came back with
another large volume which she put on Brakespeare’ s desk, and started to
navigate her way through the pages.
    "Here we are; the Police
record of his interview. Have you read this?"
    "Come off it"
    "Just asking." She
smiled a knowing smile at him. They read the extract together. It was not quite
what the summary suggested. DC Durkin had asked.
“ If you had an
involvement in Clearfield at the time of the surveys, you would have had a
conflict, if the company had applied for a mortgage at that time, wouldn’t
you?”
    To which Newberry had replied,
“ Yes, if they had
come to the National it would have compromised my position.”
    "Well, that’s certainly
not an admission. He’s talking conditionally." said Brakespeare. “Let’s
move on.”
    “4.2 He valued 39 Hardenham Road
(Exhibit XBJ.9) in September 1988 and again on 12th November 1988 (Exhibit
XBl.38/45) “
    The Exhibits recovered by Lisa
from the papers were valuations on National Building Society forms, with
Newberry's name typed in as the Valuer, and signed by him.
    “5. Newberry was essential to the
smooth running of Levy's companies
    5.1 See the letter he wrote to Clive
Holmes on 9th December 1988 (Exhibit XMA3. 1) “
    The letter was in fact a
memorandum written on National Building Society stationery by Newberry to one
of his staff surveyors. It told Holmes that Clearfield properties was a valued
customer of the National, and could be relied upon to have "well thought
out" any schemes for which they borrowed.
    “6. He valued cases which were
important to the Clearfield business.
    6.1 for example 4 Croftfield Road.
(Exhibits XB4.9, 245) and 252). John Black when revaluing the property found
that it had been overvalued by almost 100% of it's true market value (see
Exhibits XSJ.247 - 249) “
    "Well that's an
exaggeration." said Brakespeare "I looked at those figures earlier.
Look, here we are," he rummaged to find Black's statement and his notes,
"even Black only puts the overvaluation at 51%"
    "It's how you look at the
figures, isn't it" said Lisa, from her position at his shoulder.
"Black valued Croftfield Road at £245,000.00"
    "Newberry at
£500,000.00"
    "Well that's twice as
much, so it would be a 100% increase"
    "Yes, but look what Black
says; the difference is 51%; his valuation is 49% of Newberry's"
    "Does it matter. Black's
is half of Newberry's, so Newberry's is twice as much as Black's. It's the same
thing. "
    "Well, yes, but when
their own witness uses the 51% figure, and not 100%, it’s pretty poor show for
the Prosecution to exaggerate." He thumped the table in anger.
    "You have a short fuse,
haven't you?"
    "No"
    Lisa shrugged her shoulders.
"I hate to think what you would be like if you had."
    "I'll admit to being
prickly" said Brakespeare warming to the banter.
    "OK, Mr. Prickly, I'll
accept that, but look, it gets worse. " She took over the reading.
    “7. He accepted gifts and advantage
from Levy in breach of his Professional Code
    7.1 He was flown to Gibraltar with
his family for two weeks at the expense of Clearfield (Exhibit XT 1 - 5)
    7.2 He went with his wife and the
Levy's to Paris and the cost was met by Levy (Exhibit XT 16 - 20)
    7.3 Some twelve months after the
settlement he went to Paris at Levy's expense with Mrs and Master Potter.
(Exhibit XT 35 -40) “
    Brakespeare and Lisa looked
gloomily at the receipts and vouchers for airline tickets which Levy had
assiduously saved in his files until the day that the Police removed them from
his office.
    "Well we're really down
to the nitty gritty." said Brakespeare. “Christ, what is the man doing
going on holidays paid for by Levy. What's this ‘settlement’ and who are Mrs
and Master Potter?"
    "Doesn't it say what ‘the
settlement’