Conclusion

Once the verdict is rendered, Bill is taken back to prison, and a struggle erupts between the Peace Corps and the prosecutor over Bill’s release, finally resolved by the Tanzanian attorney general, who orders his release. The police investigate the failures in the conduct of the case by the prosecution, and the chapter analyzes the judge’s rulings. Letters from Peppy to a friend are examined and offer deep insight into the nature of the relationship between Peppy and Bill. A memo written by American embassy staff reporting on the reaction of Tanzania officials to the case offers a path to discuss the trial’s impact on U.S.-Tanzania relations.