Question

"They can’t hang me twice.”

(i) Who says this?

(ii) Why does the speaker say it?

Answer 1

(i) The intruder says this line. 

(ii) The intruder says this because he had already murdered a man and was hunted by the police. He had a plan to kill Gerrard and take his identity. Even if he is arrested after that, the police would not be able to hang him twice.