No because he was the instigator. In my view the germination of his wicked plan was the fantasies Sheila experienced in August 1983 concerning the twins. He had mulled over the idea in his mind and the wicked scheme of cycling along the sea wall under the pretext of checking the security of the caravan park slowly took shape. It was both a planned and a spur of the moment crime as the time had to be ripe,as it was in August 1985 with all five family members including his heirs and successors under one roof,a prerequisite for the crime,the previous occasion he had thought out loud about harming them being when he inadvertently blurted out to Charles Marsden that should the farm burn down at Christmas 1984 then everything would be his.
Hi Steve_uk
You refer to Charles Marsden so frequently I'm begining to think you just like the sound of his name. Perhaps you wish you were 'Charles' instead of 'Steve'? Charles Marsden seems to be a small bit player in the scheme of things.
We have no idea of the full conversation surrounding the possibility of WHF being burnt down. I understand Charles was a computer sales person and that Jeremy was interested in taking the farm and other businesses into the 21st century by using a computer for admin etc. It could quite simply have been a case of Charles and Jeremy having a conversation along these lines with Charles pointing out that the computer/data would need to be kept free of risk eg fire, theft etc.
If Charles had question marks about Jeremy why hang out with him? The pair went on the pull one evening and chatted up two girls. Jeremy succeeded in getting his girl back to Goldhanger. Charles crashed on Jeremy's bed only to be awoken by the pair supposedly having sex, probably just a fumble
Jeremy then walked the girl home and Charles legged it. Both Jeremy and Charles had girlfriends at the time. Steve this may not fit in with your idea of what was right and proper in the mid 80's but it was how many young people lived until they outgrew the phase.
After Jeremy and Julie stole the money from OCS the pair, along with Charles and Liz Rimmington (Charles' girlfriend), went out for a meal costing £125. £125 in today's terms is £316.25 which is fair bit for a meal/drinks outside London. Why accept a relatively expensive meal out if you have ?'s about the payers integrity?
(Hey April1 you live in the area? Is the Frog and Bean wine bar still going? It sounds happening. Perhaps we could hook up and go on the pull? I have to admit my pulling power is not what it once was but I scrub up ok and if the lighting is subdued I reckon I could be in with a chance
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