"I think the case has turned political," he said, "and the victim is sitting right here."

But now the case had turned personal and he was determined to do everything in his power to capture them.

Often, he said, a cold case turns on a former friend who once protected a suspect and then suddenly comes forward.

Another case of the utterly impossible turned real, but this time with an amendment.

He set the case down on the seat then turned to her.

This case turned upon the wording of section 14 which is set out a little further on.

The case turned into one of the longest civil hearings in English legal history up to that time.

"The case will turn on whether there is prior art."

In strict legal terms, the case turns entirely on age.