Night flight to Freetown -- The North -- Place of refuge -- In Kabala -- The beef -- Within these four walls -- The executions -- Fina Kamara's story -- Tina Kome Marah -- Early days -- Independence -- Going abroad -- In government -- Thinking back -- Seeds of conflict -- The war -- Day into night -- The reversals of fortune -- The value of shade -- Exile -- In Conakry -- Trust and truth -- The hotel