Mr Treves' circle of legal friends

The prologue of the novel Towards Zero features a discussion among a large number of friends of the solicitor Mr Treves. The gathering, comprising solicitors, barristers and judges were engaged in discussing professional matters and the latest cases in the courts.

It was during this discussion that Mr Treves opined that he was not so much interested in points of law but in the people involved in the cases. To him, most accounts of murders begin in the wrong place, with the murder itself. The murder is only the end. What is more important is to consider all the events, causes and circumstances (and coincidences) which bring people together at a certain time at a certain place, converging, as it were, towards zero. This prologue explains the title of the book and also lays the groundwork for the subsequent events.

People involved in the discusion

 * Mr Treves
 * Rufus Lord
 * Mr Martindale
 * Daniels
 * Mr Justice Cleaver
 * Lewis

People that were topics of discussion

 * Depleach
 * Arthur
 * Bentmore
 * Guiseppe Antonelli