Linguistic question re IV

[Kai Frederik Lorentzen]

On 09.08.2011 11:41, János Széky wrote:

> There is Jade apologizing on page 84: "...the cops told us they'd drop
> charges if we just put you at the scene, which they already knew you
> were so where was the harm..."

> The syntax seems to be elliptical here so please tell me what 'which
> they already knew you were' means exactly.
>

The cops already knew that Sportello was at the place of action.

Perhaps too simple, but that's how I understand it.

Nikolaus Stingl too. In his German translation (p. 111) it says:

"Die Cops haben uns gesagt, sie lassen die Anschuldigungen fallen, wenn 
wir aussagen, dass du am Tatort warst, dabei wussten sie das ohnehin 
schon, was konnte es also schaden ..."

> Thanks,
> János
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