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‘Glad to catch you,’ he says to usted, Bexhill on Sea” She wants to knohy you have a private swi pool and are driven home in your Rolls Royce every Friday to spend the weekend with your family I have disillusioned her on the first two points, and added that you are noorking both Saturday and Sunday in the hospital at a rate of 25p an hour’

200 pm

Mary visits h she looks drawn and tired She bringsdetails of all the ie Peppiatt was ainst Baroness Nicholson for her accusation that I stole millions from the Kurds, and how it’s possible for Ted Francis to be innocent when I was found guilty of the sae Once she’s completed the file on Mrs Peppiatt, it will be handed over to the police

We finally discuss the dilemma as to whether I should remain at NSC and take over as hospital orderl

y We decide I should still apply for Spring Hill

600 pm

I read the only Sunday papers I can lay my hands on, the Observer and the News of the World One too far to the left for ht

700 pm

Doug returns from a day out with his family, and I hand back my responsibility as ‘keeper of the pills’ He’s convinced that they’re lining ranted leave to do outside work, which would take him out of the prison five days a week I tell him that both Mary and I still feel it would be better if I could transfer to Spring Hill

1030 pm

Back tosome vampire film at full volume Amazed by what the body learns to tolerate, I finally fall asleep

DAY 117

MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2001

850 am

As each day passes, I tell myself that the stories will dry up and this diary with it Well, not today, because Simon has just walked into SMU