On 27 October 2023, Aboriginal man Zak Grieve was released on parole after serving over 12 years in the NT prison system for the murder of Ray Niceforo – a contract killing that he claimed not to have attended. 

This week, Dan Box discusses his book about Grieve, The Man Who Wasn’t There: A true story about lies, murder and the Territory,  probing the NT justice system, the inequities of mandatory sentencing and overrepresentation of First Nations people in NT prisons. It's also a testimony to the consolation of writing.