" We can not order them to be shot unfortunately, this country is a democracy and we have the bye elections to think about." The Prime Minister retorted.
" I know Prime Minister but how about the Grange." The Prime Minister stopped, looked at him and thought for moment. "
"Good idea, let me have the details of how we do it as soon as you have sorted out the logistics ."
The Grange was a luxury, but very isolated and very secure country house brought into being during the 'cold war' to house certain suspected persons who could not be prosecuted in the courts, but who could have been an embarrassment to the government if they were allowed their freedom. It had been fitted out sparing no cost. To put them in prison was not legally possible, and it was an ideal place for a government to house awkward people and deny they knew of their whereabouts. Since the end of the cold war it had been fully maintained but never used. The few officials still in service who still knew of its existence were subject to the official secrets act, and were legally obliged to keep their knowledge secret..
It was in a remote area of countryside not far from London, surrounded by a high electric fence and guarded by the Admiralty police. Its upkeep was not a major expense. It was in a lovely location and very secure from prying eyes. Security was tight and well away from the main building, and any prying eyes. The more he thought about it, the more the Prime Minister liked the idea. The only problem was as far as he could see. How could he get them there and keep them there, without causing a scandal much later and who could head up the operation.?
The Home Secretary returned to a pile of paperwork at the home Office, but who to put in charge of the Grange still remained a problem and then he happened to pick up a piece of paper from the Director of MI5, requesting permission to retain and reassign Chief Superintendent Pat Noble seconded from the Metropolitan Police, rather than to return her to police duties. All assignments of senior officers had to have his personal approval and both the police and MI5 wanted to retain her services. He knew a lot about her background and it occurred to him that she would be the ideal person for the job. She was bright and was well known for using her initiative in a crisis. He decided then, that he would assign her to The Grange project.
Later that day , the Prime Minister gave a press conference he said.
" We regret certain reports of lewd behaviour in the press have not been to the credit of this government recently. But it must be noted that the reports relate to the wives of certain Ministers, not the Ministers conduct themselves. It does not in any way affect the efficiency of them as Ministers of the Crown in carrying out their duties. However, I have asked all members of the party to talk to their wives and immediate families to try to ensure that they act in a more socially becoming way in future as becomes their station in the community."
Meanwhile in Farnway prison, Tony Nash was considering his future. At 26 he was halfway into a three year sentence for embezzlement. He had been told by his lawyer that an application for parole and an appeal was underway on the basis of new evidence. He knew however,. that he could not practice as an accountant again, until he had been cleared by the courts.
After qualifying he had got the position of senior accountant at a small firm of chartered accountants. His boss was in his fifties and was a man very set in his ways, and very much a stickler for protocol. Strangely and what seemed to be completely out of character for such a man ,he had a very attractive and lively young wife Eva, about the same age as Tony, who on her various visits to the office started flirting openly with Tony at every opportunity.
Tony although still single and unattached, did not respond but kept the situation friendly, so she never got offended with him. One day after he had been at the company for about six months he had very little work, that he could get on with, because his Secretary was allegedly off sick, and she had also completed a lot of the work on the project and he would be in danger of duplicating it. He was quite angry because he was almost certain that his Secretary a woman the same age as his boss was away with the boss, having a long running , but ill concealed affair, and her absence was holding up completion of the project.
He was therefore considering going for a round of golf with a client and was just about to ring the client when Eva the bosses wife breezed into his office. She was a beautiful sexy slim blonde lady not very tall and as usual, she looked radiant and in her usual bouncy manner plonked herself on his lap virtually demanded that Tony take her to lunch. In his present mood, he did not take a lot of persuading and it was a lunch in which they both consumed more wine than they should have done and ended up with Tony spending a very enjoyable afternoon in the bosses bed with his bosses wife.
This was the first of several months of passionate sexual encounters which he thought had been carried out with total discretion, so it was much to Tony's surprise, when one day his boss called him in and fired him for alleged fraud. He was handed over to the police and charged. The trial was based on totally manufactured evidence which seemed to implicate him totally, and now after eighteen months and very much to his relief, his solicitor had told him only yesterday, that they could now prove the evidence had been planted by his secretary at his bosses request. Apparently they had a confession that the boss had planted the evidence as revenge having found out about his wife's affair with Tony."
Tony had just finished lunch when the Governor sent for him. The Governor had a lady visitor who had asked to speak with Tony privately, she was a quite attractive brunette in her mid thirties and after the Governor had left the room, she started by saying.
"My name is Pat Noble. I am a police officer attached to the home office. We have looked at your case papers and as we now have an admission of guilt from your ex secretary, and also from your ex boss who has been arrested and is out on bail. However, there has been a new development which means that unfortunately your appeal will have to be delayed for some little time. There are bigger implications which are linked with your case, and to hear your appeal now would jeopardize an important ongoing investigation. We know you are innocent, but unfortunately we can not give you a full pardon at present, because of certain confidential enquiries not affecting you. However, we do have an option for you, which is a sort of compensation if you like, we will release you on long term conditional parole to carry out certain specific tasks which really involves escorting and entertaining some sexually active young married ladies, in a secure environment You will be paid very handsomely and your sentence will certainly be squashed by the time the task is completed. "
"Why me?" Tony asked.
"Well Mr. Nash you have a certain past reputation with the ladies, even before your recent affair with your bosses wife which led to your conviction. We also know that you are a man of integrity, and your ex mistress, who was the cause of your conviction and incarceration has created quite a stir through her father who is an MP. Her husband kicked her out, after your court case, and she has been fighting you corner and maintains you have been treated badly. She insists, she wants you out on parole and is prepared to go to the high court to get it, until the case can be reheard.
She has also informed the police about a number of money laundering matters involving her husband , his business and your ex secretary ,she wants revenge on her husband and her husband is not yet aware that she is prepared to talk. It was her recommendation and her testimony as to your er personal qualities which caused me to seriously consider you for this job. Its all very hush hush. I can tell you no more than that."
Tony did not take long to consider his answer, anything was better than long term unemployment, he had no savings and the job sounded interesting.
" Right tomorrow legally you will be let out on licence, but as far as other inmates are concerned you are being transferred to another prison. It will in fact be a type of prison, but not for you. It is important that you are not released into circulation, we want certain people to believe that you are still in prison. But I will be taking you to your new place of employment instead. A car will be waiting outside the gate for you. Oh by the way I will be your new boss"
