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1. Introduction: men of honour, men of truth Part I. Constructing a Criminal World: 2. For a history of the present: how belonging to a community became a crime 3. The simulacra of the pentiti Part II. Constructing a convincing world: 4. On credibility (the pentito and the judge) 5. On knowledge (pentiti's narrative strategies) Part III. Constructing a Reliable World: 6. On indirectness (pentito v. defence lawyer) 7. On accountability (pentito v. judge) Part IV. Constructing an antagonistic world: 8. On respect (pentito v. defendant) 9. On truth (pentito v. pentito) Conclusions: 10. Justice, discourse, and society.