Westminster Magistrates Court has become a theatre for the day. So far the leading man (Janner) has failed to appear on stage – and his supporting cast have enacted a set piece tragic scene whilst stage hands gear up for a possible change of venue.

“To be Westminster – or not to be Westminster’

Aye, there always Wood Green…….”

Wood Green CC is actually further away from Janner’s house than WMC Marylebone Rd. 6.2 miles vs 3.2 miles

Does Wood Green hold special memories for Janner – sufficient to evoke the magic muse required for his 30 second soliloqy? A sort of Shakespearean All’s Well That Ends Well?

As the curtain goes down for another interval, the audience is left in suspense.

will it be Much Ado about Nothing?

As the play draws to a close, a messenger arrives with news of J’s capture – but B proposes to postpone his punishment to another day

The curtain rises again at 1400 hrs.