Where Is Amaral's Ace He Promised

[drummer]

Amaral's Ace is ready, as we say in Portugal "deixa-os pousar (let them land)...

Should be revealed soon then.

[drummer]

. At the end of all this (a lot of water is still going to flow in the Thames river...) someone will reimburse me for all the wicked actions taken against me... Then, I will tell the rest”, said in a single burst Gonçalo Amaral, without accepting any further questions.



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[Victoria]

Amaral doesn't have an ace, and this trial is not going to hinge upon the revelation of a smoking gun, or a killer piece of evidence. There will be no Columbo moments that some of you - inexplicably - appear to be hoping for.

Amaral's lawyers will be concentrating on emphasising other contributing factors that caused damage to the McCanns. His lawyers will know that he will be paying damages. The only question is whether they will be nominal or punitive. He's basically on a damage limitation exercise.

[faithlilly]

Amaral doesn't have an ace, and this trial is not going to hinge upon the revelation of a smoking gun, or a killer piece of evidence. There will be no Columbo moments that some of you - inexplicably - appear to be hoping for.

Amaral's lawyers will be concentrating on emphasising other contributing factors that caused damage to the McCanns. His lawyers will know that he will be paying damages. The only question is whether they will be nominal or punitive. He's basically on a damage limitation exercise.

Then why didn't he settle with the McCanns when they suggested it ? Surely that would have been better for him as he would have had some control over what he had to pay whereas now, if the McCanns, win it will be the judge's decision ?

[Carana]

Amaral doesn't have an ace, and this trial is not going to hinge upon the revelation of a smoking gun, or a killer piece of evidence. There will be no Columbo moments that some of you - inexplicably - appear to be hoping for.

Amaral's lawyers will be concentrating on emphasising other contributing factors that caused damage to the McCanns. His lawyers will know that he will be paying damages. The only question is whether they will be nominal or punitive. He's basically on a damage limitation exercise.

Punitive damages aren't allowed in PT.

I'll add link when I find it.

[Rachel Granada]

Then why didn't he settle with the McCanns when they suggested it ? Surely that would have been better for him as he would have had some control over what he had to pay whereas now, if the McCanns, win it will be the judge's decision ?

Have you got a cite to prove that it was the McCanns that asked to settle, faith?

[ferryman]

Amaral doesn't have an ace, and this trial is not going to hinge upon the revelation of a smoking gun, or a killer piece of evidence. There will be no Columbo moments that some of you - inexplicably - appear to be hoping for.

Amaral's lawyers will be concentrating on emphasising other contributing factors that caused damage to the McCanns. His lawyers will know that he will be paying damages. The only question is whether they will be nominal or punitive. He's basically on a damage limitation exercise.

Good assessment.

santos is already on record as saying Madeleine could be alive which, given what he is defending his client's right to say, is remarkable, to say the least ...

[stephen25000]

Good assessment.

santos is already on record as saying Madeleine could be alive which, given what he is defending his client's right to say, is remarkable, to say the least ...

So where is she ?

Perhaps in Dave Edgar's little lawless village, 10 miles from PDL. ?

Or maybe aboard the Federation Starship Enterprise ?

As logical, pun intended, as the abduction thesis.

[ferryman]

So where is she ?

Perhaps in Dave Edgar's little lawless village, 10 miles from PDL. ?

Or maybe aboard the Federation Starship Enterprise ?

As logical, pun intended, as the abduction thesis.

What, precisely, are we supposed to make of your lascivious drooling at the notion that Madeleine might be dead?

[stephen25000]

What, precisely, are we supposed to make of your lascivious drooling at the notion that Madeleine might be dead?

Drooling no.

I leave that to your pursuit of Mr. Grimes.

Meanwhile 'ferryman', let's see your deductive reasoning in play.

Where's Madeleine ?

[Redblossom]

What, precisely, are we supposed to make of your lascivious drooling at the notion that Madeleine might be dead?

You are so out of order sometimes, actually, most of the time


Urgggh

[Rachel Granada]

Have you got a cite to prove that it was the McCanns that asked to settle, faith?

BUMP

[faithlilly]

Have you got a cite to prove that it was the McCanns that asked to settle, faith?

The fact was widely reported in the Portuguese press.

[faithlilly]

Which has always told the truth about this case (or at least the version of the truth fed to it by particular groups.)

In such cases in any jurisdiction, there is always pressure from the courts to avoid wasting court time. If a judger or administrator sees that there is a potential solution, then they will try to encourage the parties to settle. It is not a Mexican Stand-off waiting for one side to blink, but and administrative necessity. Whatever the truth, the court permitted a six month negotiating period which eventually failed.

Like so many silly arguments in this case, this one has no real basis in fact, only in the stupid trench war being carried out between factions.

'Whatever the truth'.

So you agree that the McCanns could very well have asked for the subject of a settlement to be explored.

Glad we got that one sorted out.

[Redblossom]

I have never said otherwise. I have said that speculating on minimal information is just a method of turning up the heat in discussing meaningless minutiae on these forums.

http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2013/01/mccanns-ask-for-extrajudicial-settlement.html

newspaper report and transcribed tv interview

So which part of that has "no real basis in fact"?