tried with him on the murder charges. The trial began on February 27, 1995 and lasted eight months. It was one of the longest, most expensive and most complicated trials in British Columbia history. Gillian Guess was selected to serve as a juror for the murder trial. During the trial, Guess and Gill started a relationship that became sexual. Guess was quickly attracted to Gill, a man eight years her junior. According to court clerk Emma Hyde, Guess would stare at Gill and "She would flip her hair and look seductive". Later Gill approached Guess at McDonald's and told her he was innocent of the charges. Sometime later, the two started to flirt outside the courtroom. Gill pursued the relationship, and Gill and Guess had an intimate conversation and kissed in Stanley Park. The relationship became sexual. Guess said, "My attraction to him was a complete intoxication... I got to the point where I couldn't see straight. It just became an obsession." Court officers informed the judge of the inappropriate behaviour, and the Honourable Judge Braidwood warned Gill about his behaviour, but he never spoke to Guess. The relationship continued, and when Guess asked Gill if she should find a way to get off the jury, he told her to stay. He also told her to convict two of his co-defendants, but not him. In May 2001, Peter Gill and his associates Budai and Kim were ordered to be retried by the British Columbia Court of Appeal on the first degree murder charges. However, the Crown never retried them. Instead, Peter Gill was convicted for obstruction of justice. He received a sentence of six years in prison. Regina v. Guess Several months after the acquittal of Peter Gill, Vancouver Police saw Guess and Gill dancing together at a night club. Police investigated, and placed secret surveillance devices in Guess' bedroom, and tapped her phone. They recorded her admitting to others, including her daughter, that she had been involved in a romantic relationship with Gill while she was a juror at his trial. In 1998, Crown prosecutor Joseph Bellows laid an obstruction of justice charge against Gillian Guess, arguing she had violated s. 139 (2) of the Canadian Criminal Code . Guess pleaded not guilty. Guess seemed to enjoy all the media attention she received during the trial, and she seemed determined to prove that she had done nothing illegal. She