Why Cross Was Almost Certainly Innocent

[Fiver]

The sequence of events exists; this is undeniable. You're saying B doesn't result from A; but it is possible that B DOES result from A.

No, you are assuming because B happened after A that B must have been caused by A.

You are assuming that Cross testified because Paul's account appeared in the papers. To do this you have to ignore all other possible reasons that Cross could have chosen to go to the police.

And you are assuming that B happened after A.

We do not know if Cross went to the police before or after Paul's account appeared in the papers. For that matter, we don't know if Cross had even seen Paul's account before he went to the police.

[Lewis C]

Another thing is that when Cross attended the inquest isn't necessarily a matter of his own choosing. It might be that he attended the inquest on the day that he did because that's when those holding the inquest wanted him to attend.