Who Killed Jimbo Jameson? by Kerrie McNamara Page B

who was Jimbo’s driver at that time. Anyway, one day I ’ad a flat battery and ’im and Jace gave me a jump start, and that’s really how I met ’im. He was just so nice and ’e was so tired, and then ’e started to come in to The Crow for drinks jest about every day an’ we just talked an’ talked. That’s all. Then he asked me to help out wiv trainin’ the cheerleaders, and then one night I invited him back to my place for somefink to eat. And that was it. Me daughter loved ’im and ’e bought us this place so that we could be together. I didn’t care who ’e was. I wasn’t interested in the chopper and the jet and ’is money. I just loved ’im. And now he’s gone an’ no-one will tell me wot’s happening and wot’s gunna happen to me.” She burst into tears again.
    â€œYeah, I know that ’e was married, and I know that a lot of people think I’m a moneyhungry slut an’ I know that it sounds stupid when I say that ’e was gunna leave his wife for me, but ’e was. He hadn’t lived with Jacqueline for over two years and he’d been tryin’ to get her to sign a property settlement so ’e could get a divorce. But she wouldn’t accept this and would just rip up the papers and throw ’em at him. You check with his lawyers – they’ll tell you what was going on. She said that she was going to take ’im for every cent ’e ’ad and I know that she was behind all the ’orrible things that have been written about me. Well, it was either her orthat stuck up West Australian bitch. Or it might of been Lynnette.
    â€œAnyway, we’ve been together for two years and I know what people say, but I really loved ’im and ’e was happy for the first time in ’is life. He used ta sit out on the wharf and catch fish for tea,” she looked towards a fishing basket in the corner, “and when ’e was ’ere he was happy. I’m not stupid. I know that there were other women, but when ’e was ’ere ’e was moin and I didn’t care about nuffink else.”
    I was starting to feel sorry for the woman. “I’m sorry, Vanessa, but I have to ask you some more questions. Do you know what drugs he was taking? There was a quantity of cocaine in the room and in his bloodstream. He had also taken Viagra, and there was a bottle of Rohypnol in his briefcase.” She looked down at the possum in her hand and tickled his belly. “Do you know the name of his doctor? Do you know what prescription medicines he was taking? Do you know who would supply him with the coke or with other drugs?” I asked.
    She burst into tears again and Jack pushed the box of Kleenex closer to her. “Please don’t ask me that. I pleaded with ’im to stop, but ’e couldn’t. And I didn’t think the Viagra would hurt – I mean, everyone takes it – but I don’t know who got ’im the other stuff. He had terrible insomnia, and he used ta take the roofies ta sleep. I remember once we went to Hayman Island and ’e forgot the pills and all ’ell breaked loose.
    â€œLast Sat’dy mornin’ Bradley went into the bedroom and went through his drawers and took some stuff away in ’is bag. I knew that Jim was using blow, but ’e didn’t do it in front of me ’cause ’e knew how hard it had been for me to get off it. I didn’t know anyone who would really kill him. I mean, Lynnette didn’t shoot him on purpose and anyway that was a long time ago, and ’e stopped using a bodyguard years ago. Please, I really can’t help youse. I don’t know how I can help youse. I loved him so much and this isn’t fair. What am I going to do now? Jacqueline will come after me. She ’ates me. What am I going to do?” She looked up at me, and I believed her. She was just a simple country girl who