March 27, 1992
Good Morning, Midnight (Reginald Hill Edition)March 27, 1992, is the date attached to the end of Palinurus Maciver Junior’s recorded statement, fixing his account at 1:53 p.m. It marks more than a point on the calendar: the timestamp closes a declaration intended to enter the official record and be heard again at an inquest.
The Recorded Timestamp
At the statement’s close, Palinurus Maciver Junior identifies himself as the speaker and gives the time as 1:53 p.m. on March 27, 1992. The date and minute make the recording a specifically dated account rather than an undated recollection.
The Statement’s Intended Afterlife
The statement is presented to a superintendent with instructions to have it typed and made official for signing. Palinurus Maciver Junior also says he will repeat it at the inquest, where the coroner may ask why the police records did not prepare him for the evidence. The timestamp therefore anchors an account poised to move from private recording into formal scrutiny.