bˈɪɡ dʒˈɜː kˈæfɚɾi, ðə mˈɑːbstɚ hˈuːm ɹᵻbjˈuːz hæd sˈɛnt tə pɹˈɪzən, nˈaʊ ɐpˈɪɹz ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, ɹᵻlˈiːst bɪkˈʌz hiː ɪz səpˈoʊzɪdli dˈaɪɪŋ ʌv kˈænsɚ.
'Big Ger' Cafferty, the mobster whom Rebus had sent to prison, now appears in the city, released because he is supposedly dying of cancer.