WEBVTT - Episode 7: Turning Right

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<v Speaker 1>A quick warning. This story contains adult themes and strong language.

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<v Speaker 1>Auckland Airport, New Zealand, January two thousand. It's a dazzling

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<v Speaker 1>summer morning and Lilah Andre and Evelyn Burton are boarding

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<v Speaker 1>a plane.

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<v Speaker 2>Was an I expected to turn list.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as she usually does, to first class, where the

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<v Speaker 1>champagne flows with lie flat seats, fine dining and exquisite service.

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<v Speaker 2>That my arm was taken and I was turning right to.

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<v Speaker 1>The cheap seats economy class coach because our duo are

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<v Speaker 1>no longer international business travelers. They're no longer part of

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<v Speaker 1>the jet set. As the brand new Millennium dawns, Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>and Lilah's life of luxury is over because they're in custody,

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<v Speaker 1>in the custody of Detective Jim Frost, and his grip

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<v Speaker 1>is very.

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<v Speaker 3>Firm, taken right up the back, in the tail the

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<v Speaker 3>almost end of the plane.

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<v Speaker 1>Near the toilets.

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<v Speaker 3>What a come down When we walked into the main cabin,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean really really, the whole KEBN looked like a dump,

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<v Speaker 3>really deep.

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<v Speaker 2>Was shocking.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and Lilah are now on their way back to

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<v Speaker 1>the UK. The game is up. They sit down and

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<v Speaker 1>buckle up. Jim stands over both of them, his arms folded.

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<v Speaker 1>He can't afford for anything to go wrong, not now.

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<v Speaker 1>There's too much at stake, and he isn't taking any

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<v Speaker 1>funny business from the two women. He knows just how

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<v Speaker 1>slippery they are. They're a pair of escape artists who

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<v Speaker 1>led to the other side of the world. So he

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<v Speaker 1>starts by laying down the law. I said, right, ladies,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim does his tough guy routine.

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<v Speaker 4>I said, we've got twenty four twenty six hours together

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<v Speaker 4>on this airplane. I said, if you miss me about

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<v Speaker 4>I'm going to handcuff you to the seat and you

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<v Speaker 4>won't be getting up even go to the toilet. I said,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it. I said, you'll wet your seat. I said,

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<v Speaker 4>you can sit there for twenty six hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah's shocked. She's not sure how to react.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know whether I should be nice or nasty.

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<v Speaker 1>She decides to go with nice and is adamant there

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<v Speaker 1>will be no bad behavior.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, I would never done like that. I'm a lady.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's an uneasy standoff between the hunter and the hunted,

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<v Speaker 1>both sides trying to get the measure of each other.

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<v Speaker 1>After all, Jim has been after Lilah and Evelyn for

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<v Speaker 1>months and they've been trying to get as far away

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<v Speaker 1>from him as possible. But as the hours pass and

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<v Speaker 1>the plane makes it slow progress towards London, Jim does

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<v Speaker 1>what anyone does on a long flight. He gets chatting

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<v Speaker 1>to his seat mates and guess what. The atmosphere starts

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<v Speaker 1>to change, and Jim discovers something.

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<v Speaker 4>Everyth in particularly was quite good fun. She was funny.

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<v Speaker 4>She had something I think probably the gift of the gap.

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<v Speaker 4>She had this ability to get people on side. But no,

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<v Speaker 4>they were good fun.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jim's got a surprise for our couple, something to

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<v Speaker 1>help pass the time.

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<v Speaker 4>We've got a couple of books for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah's expecting a detective thriller or a romance novel, but no.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a book about Vikings.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Vikings. So the mood has softened. It's the last

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<v Speaker 1>thing Jim was expecting. He realizes he actually rather likes

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<v Speaker 1>this pair.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't know if admiration is the right word. I did

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<v Speaker 4>enjoy their company.

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<v Speaker 1>But more than that, he starts to understand something, something

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<v Speaker 1>about how the couple have got away with it all

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<v Speaker 1>these years. Why the businessman, the Horsey Set, the Royal Set.

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<v Speaker 1>Why everyone has been taken in by these two ex

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<v Speaker 1>brothel owners, it's because they're so likable. They get people

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<v Speaker 1>on side, get people to trust them.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess this is why she was a good fraudster. Logically,

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<v Speaker 4>when you think about it, if you're going to hand money, check,

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<v Speaker 4>bank transfer or whatever over to someone you don't really know,

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<v Speaker 4>you're certainly not going to do it to someone you

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<v Speaker 4>don't like. Are you so frauds? The successful forester probably

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<v Speaker 4>needs to be quite personable.

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<v Speaker 1>So as the plane gets ever closer to London, Jim

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<v Speaker 1>really warms to Lylah and Evelyn, and Lilah and Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>warm to him despite Jim's dogged determination to bring them in.

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<v Speaker 2>He was lovely, He was lovely. He was lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>But Lilah and Evelyn need to make the most of

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<v Speaker 1>this time suspended in the clouds with the airline food

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<v Speaker 1>and Jim's Viking book, because there's nothing pleasant waiting for them.

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<v Speaker 1>When they land in the UK, life is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be very, very different. No fancy hotels, no fancy cars,

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<v Speaker 1>no fancy friends. Definitely no cozy chats with the Queen

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<v Speaker 1>of England. The full extent of Lilah and Evelyn's crimes

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<v Speaker 1>are about to be laid bare, leaving the Horsey set

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<v Speaker 1>reeling thinking to themselves if they'd known then what they

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<v Speaker 1>know now, Well.

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<v Speaker 2>My god, I think I would have murdered them on

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<v Speaker 2>my own.

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<v Speaker 1>From usg Audio Blanchard House and exactly right, media, this

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<v Speaker 1>is royal swindle. I'm Becky Milligan, episode seven, turning right.

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<v Speaker 1>So guess where Jim takes Lilah and Evelyn as soon

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<v Speaker 1>as they land, Yes, Auburn's Police Station, Hertfordshire. Jim Frost

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<v Speaker 1>is taking no chances. It goes without saying by now

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<v Speaker 1>that no one in this drab building fails to notice

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<v Speaker 1>the two colorful Australians, especially Evelyn. And the first thing

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<v Speaker 1>she says to the custody sergeant.

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<v Speaker 4>We met the queen. We've been with a queen straight away,

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<v Speaker 4>bang and people are look war this little standing there.

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<v Speaker 4>You can see how the policements standing grove.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're about to encounter the queen again, but in

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<v Speaker 1>a rather less convivial way, because it's in the name

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<v Speaker 1>of the Crown that they'll be charged, prosecuted and tried

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<v Speaker 1>and there is no way back. Evelyn is charged with

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five counts of fraud and conspiracy and Lilah faces

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<v Speaker 1>three charges. Next step, well, they know the drill.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the fingerprints in a whole lot and the

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<v Speaker 3>photos and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>It's happening all over again. Lilah looks at Evelyn for reassurance,

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<v Speaker 1>for a sign that she'll do something, make it all

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<v Speaker 1>go away. But for once, Evelyn is out of choices.

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<v Speaker 1>There is nothing she can do. There is no soft landing.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and Lilah are coming down in the world very fast.

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<v Speaker 1>They're released on bail now. It's going to be some

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<v Speaker 1>time before their case comes to court, but they have

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<v Speaker 1>zero money and no place to stay. And let's face it,

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<v Speaker 1>they're old pals and the Horsey set aren't in a

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<v Speaker 1>rush to put them up. So there's only one option,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's just say it isn't the Barklay.

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<v Speaker 3>We stayed at the bail hostil, which was a stupid place.

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<v Speaker 1>A bail hostel in Camden, North London. It's basically temporary

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<v Speaker 1>accommodation for people in the court system who have nowhere

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<v Speaker 1>else to go, and it doesn't get much worse than this.

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<v Speaker 4>They didn't enjoy it, you know, they've been living in

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<v Speaker 4>the trappings of wealth for some time, living in nice

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<v Speaker 4>people's houses, in nice hotels, not paying for them, but

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<v Speaker 4>nice hotels. And now they're in a bowl hostel in

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<v Speaker 4>North London for almost a year.

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<v Speaker 1>But don't forget Evelyn and Lilah are resourceful and charming

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<v Speaker 1>and very persuasive. Before long they get an upgrade. They

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<v Speaker 1>moved to slightly more comfortable quarters.

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<v Speaker 3>They put us downstairs where we had two beds, a

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<v Speaker 3>bid sitting room, We had a kitchen need, we had

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<v Speaker 3>our toilets, we hear our shower, we had nice of

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<v Speaker 3>a lounge.

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<v Speaker 1>And in a nod to their old aspirations to live

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<v Speaker 1>the life of the British aristocracy in a fine country

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<v Speaker 1>home with a household staff, they adopt roles.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to play games.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, just pretend, of course, what would you pretend.

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<v Speaker 3>That I was the maid and I was looking after

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<v Speaker 3>her and you know what did she want to eat

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<v Speaker 3>for shopper because we used to cook her own food.

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<v Speaker 1>But in all seriousness, life is pretty tough. Evelyn is

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<v Speaker 1>still not well. She hasn't recovered from that operation that

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<v Speaker 1>went wrong. And then remember she had a stroke.

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<v Speaker 3>I had a very very sick woman who could barely

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<v Speaker 3>talk because of her mouth, her left out of her

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<v Speaker 3>body was not working properly. And this is when she became,

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<v Speaker 3>I guess, very down, very gray. You know, couldn't handle

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<v Speaker 3>it anymore. It was too much for her. The pain,

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<v Speaker 3>the illness, everything else pad caught up, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you could see in a face, You can see the

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<v Speaker 3>pain in a face.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah does her best to make things as comfortable as possible,

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<v Speaker 1>and after a few months they do begin to call

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<v Speaker 1>it home. Lila even makes a bit of extra cash

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<v Speaker 1>on the side. No, not as Madame Xavieira. Again, turns

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<v Speaker 1>out Lilah has hidden talents.

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<v Speaker 3>I won first prize in a poetry competition. I won

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<v Speaker 3>fifty pounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifty pounds, not the amount Lilah is used to playing with,

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<v Speaker 1>but now it feels like a fortune. Now the bail

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<v Speaker 1>hostel isn't a prison. Lila and Evelyn could easily do

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<v Speaker 1>a runner if they want to, but they're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to get far on fifty pounds plus. Evelyn is sick

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<v Speaker 1>and anyway their absence would be very quickly spotted. But

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps more than that, Lila and Evelyn have made this

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<v Speaker 1>place home. So the months go by and Lila and

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn's court date approaches. Our duo have a big decision

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<v Speaker 1>to make, one with big consequences. Should they plead guilty

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<v Speaker 1>or not guilty. They discuss the pros and cons plead

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<v Speaker 1>guilty and get a lighter sentence, plead not guilty and

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<v Speaker 1>risk a longer sentence if they're convicted. I mean, in

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<v Speaker 1>Lila's mind, she's not guilty anyway. So Lila asks her

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<v Speaker 1>lawyer for advice.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, I didn't do it. I didn't do anything

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<v Speaker 3>that I think is wrong. While as i'm are a

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<v Speaker 3>few chicks and I'll give it to a need it.

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<v Speaker 3>And he said, no, you're going to have to play

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<v Speaker 3>guilty otherwise if you don't and you go to court

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<v Speaker 3>and you get slept ascent, it's going to be a beauty.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, but how why?

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<v Speaker 2>How come?

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<v Speaker 3>And he said, just do as I say, so as

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<v Speaker 3>exactly what I did.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn would love to fight it, but she knows deep

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<v Speaker 1>down it's a lost cause. There are so many what ifs.

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<v Speaker 1>If only she'd paid the bill at Sopwell House, if

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<v Speaker 1>only the police hadn't found her briefcase, well, maybe they'd

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<v Speaker 1>have got away with it. But it's too late for

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<v Speaker 1>all that. Now she thinks she has no alternative. She

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<v Speaker 1>will plead guilty. Lilah blames it all on the Brits

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<v Speaker 1>back home in ods she thinks the police would never

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<v Speaker 1>take it so soon.

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<v Speaker 3>And I thought to myself, I really haven't done much.

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<v Speaker 3>In Australia, I probably would have got a slap on

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<v Speaker 3>the wrist and they picked up the bum and they did,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, miss lady love off you go. Well, they

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<v Speaker 3>would have because they would have thought it was funny.

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<v Speaker 1>But not in Britain.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, no way. In Britain thinks anything's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, not sure that's true, and I'm not sure she

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<v Speaker 1>actually believes that anyway. In the UK, it's no laughing matter.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very serious and the two women are about to

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<v Speaker 1>find out just how serious it is. January two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and one. Wood Green Crown Court is a huge, imposing

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<v Speaker 1>Victorian Gothic building, with tall gray towers on either end.

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<v Speaker 1>It's intimidating, and of course it's designed to be. This

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<v Speaker 1>is where the worst crimes are tried. Murder, rape, assault

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<v Speaker 1>and serious fraud. It all ends up here and inside

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<v Speaker 1>the courtroom it's more imposing still above the judge's bench.

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<v Speaker 1>A coat of arms, the Royal coat of arms, the

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<v Speaker 1>emblem that symbolizes the authority of the Crown, Her Majesty,

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<v Speaker 1>the Queen, the queen who Evelyn first saw when she

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<v Speaker 1>was a young girl all those years ago in Melbourne,

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<v Speaker 1>the same queen she met at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>now she's facing that Royal coat of arms, that symbol

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<v Speaker 1>of the Queen, and she's asked how she pleads to

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<v Speaker 1>conspiracy to defraud guilty. Lilah also pleads guilty, according to

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<v Speaker 1>reports at the time, to retaining a wrongful credit and

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<v Speaker 1>evading a liability by deception. Evelyn and Lilah are free

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<v Speaker 1>to return to the bail hostel. But of course this

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<v Speaker 1>isn't the end. Far from it. Now there's a tense

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<v Speaker 1>wait for the really nerve wracking bit, weeks of waiting

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<v Speaker 1>until the real day of reckoning, the sentencing, when Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>and Lilah will discover their fate. Are they going to

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<v Speaker 1>prison and if so, for how long. News of the

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<v Speaker 1>couple's guilty plea is music to Detective Jim Frost's ears,

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<v Speaker 1>confirmation of a job well done. He sits at the

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<v Speaker 1>piano and savors the moment.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I was very proud. Yeah, yes I won.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jim has one little regret a part of him,

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<v Speaker 1>which is that two women had pleaded not guilty, because

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<v Speaker 1>then they would have had a trial with all the

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<v Speaker 1>bells and whistles, a jury, witnesses. The victims would have

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<v Speaker 1>had their day in court as well. And there is

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<v Speaker 1>another reason why he's disappointed. Lilah and Evelyn are such

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<v Speaker 1>great characters.

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<v Speaker 4>With those two, it was going to be massively entertaining.

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<v Speaker 4>It would have been a very entertaining trial.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jim thinks our Duro really had no choice.

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<v Speaker 4>The reality is they couldn't have pleaded not guilty. The

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<v Speaker 4>evidence was so overwhelming they would have made fools of themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>A month later, Evelyn and Lilah are fast asleep at

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<v Speaker 1>the hostel. The day has arrived. They're both drained, and

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<v Speaker 1>it takes a moment for them to wake up.

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<v Speaker 3>I was pissed off the whole thing. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 3>had been going on for so long. Honestly, Bickie was

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<v Speaker 3>driving us crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah showers, does her hair and makeup, and gets Evelyn

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<v Speaker 1>out of bed, and then Lilah begins to get dressed.

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<v Speaker 1>She wants to look good for her day.

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<v Speaker 2>In court because our mag is out and.

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<v Speaker 1>It's rather special. Obviously, Lilah can't afford designer clothes anymore,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's inventive. You've got to give her credit for that.

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<v Speaker 1>She's been down to the local charity shop near the

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<v Speaker 1>bail hostel and picked.

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<v Speaker 3>A number of items of clothing, colors of clothing, scarves, hats, gloves.

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<v Speaker 1>And she's taken out her sewing kit.

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<v Speaker 2>Off I go.

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<v Speaker 1>She trims the material and starts sewing the pieces together.

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<v Speaker 3>So I cut backs and pieces around the neckline and

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<v Speaker 3>so forth.

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<v Speaker 2>Bought from the buttons.

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<v Speaker 3>Got some lovely red velvet stockings from her too.

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<v Speaker 2>I found a very strange heat What was it like? Strange?

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<v Speaker 2>Like big big?

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<v Speaker 1>What color was it?

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<v Speaker 2>White? White with a with black and ring?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I thought it was very smart. In the

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<v Speaker 3>end it was it was agies, very.

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<v Speaker 1>Agies, okay, and dramatic.

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<v Speaker 3>It was absolutely Now I look good, I really meant to,

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<v Speaker 3>And the makeup was.

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<v Speaker 1>Good, Lilah insists. Evelyn makes an effort to not her

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<v Speaker 1>usual jeans and bomber jacket today. No, it's tight white trousers, smart,

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<v Speaker 1>black jacket, and a long, bright red scarf. They must

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<v Speaker 1>look their best. They're ready. Evelyn, with a packed bag,

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<v Speaker 1>resigned to her feet.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, everyone knew she was going to go to Jawn.

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<v Speaker 2>She knew.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah, on the other hand, it's confident she'll be returning

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<v Speaker 1>to the bail hostel.

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<v Speaker 3>As did do the girls at the half a House

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<v Speaker 3>and coming back. I really did think I'd be coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a misty, dab morning in London. Lilah and Evelyn's

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<v Speaker 1>cab pulls up outside Woodgreen Crown Court. The door of

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<v Speaker 1>the taxi swings open and outstep Lilah and Evelyn into

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<v Speaker 1>a sea of cameras and reporters.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh you know, they're pepparachi's all over the place, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know there's to be cameras and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 1>But did you smile? And of course Lilah twirls around

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<v Speaker 1>in her new outfit.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to go out and show it off.

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<v Speaker 1>Holding hands, the couple laugh and pose for the cameras,

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<v Speaker 1>telling journalists that they've had a great time in the UK.

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<v Speaker 1>They're bombarded with questions about their luxury lifestyle, the hotels,

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<v Speaker 1>the houses, the brothels, the queen and all that first

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<v Speaker 1>class travel. Evelyn laughs, Darling, it's the only way to fly.

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<v Speaker 1>Does anyone fly economy? For a brief moment, Evelyn and

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah look at each other, and the look says it all.

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<v Speaker 1>They're enjoying this. No, forget that they're loving it. They

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<v Speaker 1>feel like real celebrities. All those cameras snapping and flash

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<v Speaker 1>bulbs flashing, and passes by stopping to see what all

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<v Speaker 1>the fuss is about, And maybe, just for one moment,

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn thinks something else. Maybe she thinks this is what

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<v Speaker 1>it must feel like to be the queen. But of

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<v Speaker 1>course there is one big difference. The queen is famous.

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn and Lilah, they're now notorious. They disappear through the

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<v Speaker 1>grand dark entrance of the Crown Court to confront their fate.

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<v Speaker 1>In the courtroom, Evelyn and Lilah are led to the dock.

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<v Speaker 1>Detective Jim Frost is here to witness it all, but

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<v Speaker 1>he can't take his eyes off Lilah's outfit. Her hat,

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<v Speaker 1>he thinks, looks like a ridiculous mushroom, and.

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<v Speaker 4>She looks a bit like Corilla Deville.

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<v Speaker 1>Cruella de Ville, the villain in one hundred and one

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<v Speaker 1>Dalmatians all right. The courtroom full silence as the judge

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<v Speaker 1>enters in a black robe, red sash and powdered wig.

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<v Speaker 1>He takes his seat on the bench. Our Ozzie's future

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<v Speaker 1>is in his hands. Suddenly, Lilah wants to grab hold

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<v Speaker 1>of Evelyn. How could she have let it come to this?

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<v Speaker 1>For the Crown? The prosecution barrister stands and outlines the case.

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<v Speaker 1>He tells the court that even hard headed and skilled

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<v Speaker 1>professional men were duped by the couple. He says that

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<v Speaker 1>the two women targeted the wealthy and well connected by

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<v Speaker 1>attending quote elite equestrian events. Evelyn and Lilah's lawyers are next.

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<v Speaker 1>They make what are called mitigation statements, hoping to influence

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<v Speaker 1>the judge to be lenient on the two women. Evelyn's

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<v Speaker 1>lawyer is first up. He tells the court that the

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<v Speaker 1>victims of her swindling could not be classed as vulnerable

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<v Speaker 1>because they're so wealthy. Now Lilah's lawyer, he tells the

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<v Speaker 1>court that she was a high class prostitute with a

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<v Speaker 1>socially impressed cleontell as opposed to a fraudster, and that

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<v Speaker 1>she's now simply a housewife. She had no clue about

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<v Speaker 1>any fraud, and as if to make sure the court

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<v Speaker 1>believes him, he goes into some detail. He talks about

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<v Speaker 1>her previous life as Madame Xaviera and all that entails,

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<v Speaker 1>the whips and dungeons and black leather catsuits.

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<v Speaker 5>Only kiss and tells story from her would probably earn

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<v Speaker 5>a lot more money than we're dealing with in this

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<v Speaker 5>particular case.

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<v Speaker 4>It was outrageous. All sexual duendos and doubl entend was

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<v Speaker 4>because of their past. The press were giggling at the

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<v Speaker 4>back of the room. At one point judge put he's

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<v Speaker 4>in his head.

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<v Speaker 1>But the pantomime is over. The atmosphere changes. Things get serious.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah and Evelyn both know what's coming next. They glance

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<v Speaker 1>at each other. Lilah grips the side of the dock,

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<v Speaker 1>her knuckles whitening. Evelyn lifts her chin up defiantly. The

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<v Speaker 1>courtroom is quiet. The judge clears his throat and starts

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<v Speaker 1>to speak. His voice reverberates around the courtroom. First, he

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<v Speaker 1>sums up the case.

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<v Speaker 5>It was a well planned and executed fraud that was

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<v Speaker 5>highly successful. It required a ruthlessness in dealing with investors

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<v Speaker 5>and a callous indifference to those they duped.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the moment has arrived. Evelyn knows she's going

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<v Speaker 1>to jail. It's just a case of whether it's months

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<v Speaker 1>or years. Lilah is confident. Shield just get a wrap

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<v Speaker 1>across the knuckles. The judge passes the sentence.

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<v Speaker 5>Evelyn Burton. I sentence you to a custodial sentence of

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<v Speaker 5>five years. Lilah andre I sentence you to a custodial

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<v Speaker 5>sentence of three years and ten months. Take them down.

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<v Speaker 1>Lilah is shocked. She's going to prison too.

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<v Speaker 3>All our member was I was pissed off because I

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to go home at night to the still and.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>A white prison van known as a sweatbox for good reason,

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<v Speaker 1>is caught on camera leaving the court heading towards the

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<v Speaker 1>famous women's prison Holloway. Inside it's hot, cramped and the

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<v Speaker 1>high windows are tinted purple. Lilah and Evelyn are inside

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<v Speaker 1>and handcuffed to their seats. Neither speaks, well, what is

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<v Speaker 1>there left to say? Evelyn has broken her wedding vow.

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<v Speaker 1>Life for the two women will never be the same

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<v Speaker 1>ever again. Just four years earlier, Evelyn and Lilah were

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying the company of the Queen in the royal enclosure

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<v Speaker 1>at the Windsor Horse Show. Now they're heading to jail

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<v Speaker 1>and there's one further irony. In Britain. During the reign

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<v Speaker 1>of Queen Elizabeth, all prisons are called Her Majesty's prisons.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know what that means, don't you. Lila and

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<v Speaker 1>Evelyn are about to experience a royal enclosure of a

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<v Speaker 1>very different kind. You've been listening to Royal Swindle at

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<v Speaker 1>Blanchard House production for USG Audio in partnership with Exactly

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<v Speaker 1>Right Media, hosted by me Becky Milligan. It's written and

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<v Speaker 1>produced by me Becky Milligan and Sarah Jones. The part

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<v Speaker 1>of Lila's lawyer was played by Saul Boyer. The judge

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<v Speaker 1>was played by Ben Fox. Original music is by Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>Lloyd Evans, Louis Nankmannell and Toby Mattimon. Sound design and

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<v Speaker 1>mix engineering is by Vulcan Kisseltug and Toby Mattimon. Story

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<v Speaker 1>development by Duncan Barber. The managing producer is Amka Shortino Nolan.

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<v Speaker 1>Production support from Josh La Longi at USG Audio. The

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<v Speaker 1>creative director at Blanchard House is Rosie Pye. The executive

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<v Speaker 1>producer and head of Content at Blanchard House is Lawrence Grisell.

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<v Speaker 1>Our executive producer from usg Audio is Josh Block.