Thorpe Is Found Not Guilty

Norman Thorpe is in good spirits when he arrives back at Brixton Prison to await the verdict. He's delighted to be told that tonight's supper of smoked salmon and rare roast beef has been sent over by Clement Freud. Despite everything, Norman can't help but allow himself a moment of optimism as he hears the jury was unanimous. The lacerating summing up by the judge felt like a personal attack. What if like the voters in North Devon a month ago, they no longer believe in him? They could already have been poisoned by every news report they read in the months preceding the trial.