Two death sentences? Really? I mean, you look very well, considering.” Crane grinned at him. “One was in absentia. One wasn’t, and I spent three days in a condemned cell. I can’t recommend the experience.”“ And–did you say a smuggler?”“ That was what the death sentences were for. K.J. Charles
About This Quote

In a lot of cultures it is believed that a man who is hanged can never be killed twice. This quote is saying that the man is deathly afraid of being hanged again and will do anything to avoid it. He won't even pretend to do something wrong or risk jail time.

Source: The Magpie Lord

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