`` Let me be very clear : I am innocent of any involvement in any conspiracy to abduct , kill or bury Mrs. McConville , '' Adams said soon after his release . NEW : `` There 's only way for our society to go -- and that 's forward , '' says Adams . The first thing you notice about the new series is how much it has changed from its predecessor. Adams is now a prominent politician who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland . One other politician said the arrest was an attempt to influence an election .
NEW : `` There 's only way for our society to go -- and that 's forward , '' says Adams . The first thing you notice about the new series is how much it has changed from its predecessor. Adams is now a prominent politician who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland . One other politician said the arrest was an attempt to influence an election .