 She treats the trial process as fallible, and although accepting the correctness of the verdict, expresses disappointment that Adams' silence left a gap in the narrative of the trial.This regret that Adams did not speak is echoed in Devlin's more legalistic comment that a "not guilty" verdict does not usually mean the accused has established their innocence, but that there is doubt about guilt.Adams had been accused of three murders, indicted on two counts and had a trial and been found not guilty of one of these, but by widely publicised innuendo, he had been implicated in many more.