And with the long-running trial at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands at an end, the town of Lockerbie is once again the focus of attention. Residents of the town, devastated when Pan Am flight 103 exploded above it in 1988, accept there is renewed interest in Lockerbie and are prepared for a media frenzy as the case finishes.
Residents insist their interest is no greater than that of anyone else.
We are no more interested than anyone else and it's not as if every time I go home at night I check what has happened on the news or teletext. I don't go out of my way to find out what's happening. Of course there will be more interest on the day of the actual verdict. On the night Pan Am 103 fell to earth, councillor McQueen scoured the area with her doctor husband in the hope of helping survivors. Throughout the trial, proceedings have been broadcast to remote sites in London, Dumfries, Washington DC and New York.