I had at least seen him, and seen him at a place and time that would've spelled Guilty with a capital G to the police, so, having lied instinctively and by inference, I now lied directly and deliberately.
Ikusi behintzat ikusi bainuen, eta poliziari "Errudun", E nagusi batez, adieraziko liokeen leku eta orduan. Horrela, senez eta dedukzioz gezurretan aritu eta gero, zuzenean eta apropos hasi nintzen.