but Karin accepted the change in plans. The gang spent much time trying to wipe the farm free of prints and burning some items of clothing. On Monday, however, Charlie Wilson rang Brian Field to check whether the farm had been cleaned, and did not believe Field's assurances. He called a meeting with Edwards, Reynolds, Daly, and James and they agreed that they needed to be sure, so they called Field to a Tuesday meeting at which he admitted he wasn't. Wilson would have killed him there and then but was restrained by the others. By the time they had gotten ready to go back to the farm however, they heard some bad news – it had been discovered. Trial at Aylesbury In early 1964, ten of the robbers were in custody. With three of the robbers on the run, (and little prospect of an arrest anytime soon), two others interrogated and released, (for lack of evidence), and two others completely overlooked by authorities, (no evidence or known ties to the other gang members), it was decided that the trial of those in custody should go ahead. Brian Field retained the services of Lewis Hawser QC for his defence. There were ten charges against 13 men: robbery (all except for John Wheater); conspiracy to rob (against all of them); receiving (3 charges against Roger Cordrey, 3 other charges against Bill Boal, and 1 against Brian Field), and 1 for perverting the course of justice against John Wheater. Trial location crucial to outcome Since the crime was committed in Buckinghamshire, it was decided that the trial should occur there, despite the small size of the local court facilities (Aylesbury Assizes). The authorities were desperate to hold the trial in the countryside out of reach of London, as the Government was coming under heavy fire over the robbery and was insisting on a trial that could not be tampered with by robbers with a proven history of beating the system. This was because it was known that while London had much more capable court facilities, London juries, particularly for cases involving large robberies, were far more accessible to local London criminals and were often tampered with. So to hold the trial at Aylesbury, the local council building was converted into use as a trial court. It was for this reason that Field was desperate to get the trial shifted to London, and