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| − | [[Jane Waddington]], a keen member of the Women's Institute, is discussing interior decoration with her friend [[George Varley]] when she receives a phone call from [[Beck Enham]], the infamous rat-eating junction spotter of [[Off the Rails]]. |
+ | [[Jane Waddington]], a keen member of the Women's Institute, is discussing interior decoration with her friend [[George Varley]] when she receives a phone call from [[Beck Enham]], the infamous rat-eating junction spotter of [[Off the Rails]]. Jane agrees to go junction-spotting with Beck that evening although she dreads the prospect. Beck's daughter [[Hillary Enham|Hillary]] is heard singing in the background. |
| − | Jane explains to George that she met Beck on a W.I. trip to Ford in Sussex and foolishly gave her her phone number. |
+ | Jane explains to George that she met Beck on a W.I. trip to Ford in Sussex and foolishly gave her her phone number. She's put Beck off several times before but doesn't want to make her angry. |
| − | [[Don]] (under an alias as usual) |
+ | [[Don]] (under an alias as usual) arrives at the door offering to sell some silverware, which he has apparently stolen from HG Transport, but Jane refuses to buy. Don then asks for directions to Combe Road, but Jane has to leave. She meets up with Beck at her home in Leyburn Avenue, South Kensington, where she meets Beck's husband [[Thomas Enham|Tom]] and looks as photos of his school rugby team. He makes a comment that reminds Jane of the Enhams' rat-eating habits, and Jane makes some uneasy enquiries about food, but Beck is anxious to leave. |
| − | They go off together in Beck's car but have difficulty making conversation. |
+ | They go off together in Beck's car but have difficulty making conversation. They try to discuss foreign travel and card games but they obviously have very different social backgrounds. Eventually Beck learns that one of Jane's W.I. associates, [[Crystal]], has just taken a job with [[Richard Bromley]], the local scoutmaster. She reveals that her son [[Syd Enham|Syd]] was expelled from Richard's scout troop for eating rats. Jane is disgusted. |
| − | Jane's husband, Alan, phones her wondering where she is, reminding her that their friend [[Henry]] is coming down from Yorkshire. |
+ | Jane's husband, Alan, phones her wondering where she is, reminding her that their friend [[Henry]] is coming down from Yorkshire. Jane confesses that she's double-booked but doesn't want to say what she's doing. She sees rats scurrying around in some rubbish on the street and starts to feel sick. She asks Beck to stop the car but Beck is enthusing about road junctions and ignores her. Finally Jane cracks, grabs hold of the steering-wheel and crashes the car into a traffic island. The car bursts into flames and Jane runs off into the local cemetery. |
| − | Beck phones Jane in great anger but Jane switches her phone off. |
+ | Beck phones Jane in great anger but Jane switches her phone off. A stranger approaches Jane and gives her directions for getting back to the main road. Suddenly a horse charges towards them, ridden by Don, who Jane recognizes as the silverware salesman. Don says he was looking for Mr Roaden in Coombe, but in fact [[DS Worth Roaden]] has recognized Don as a fugitive and he's on the run again. Don offers Jane the horse and Jane takes it to get home. Don introduces himself to the stranger under a new alias. The horse breaks free and gallops past a local church, where a member of the congregation watches it in awe. |
Revision as of 10:26, 13 September 2015
Jane Waddington, a keen member of the Women's Institute, is discussing interior decoration with her friend George Varley when she receives a phone call from Beck Enham, the infamous rat-eating junction spotter of Off the Rails. Jane agrees to go junction-spotting with Beck that evening although she dreads the prospect. Beck's daughter Hillary is heard singing in the background.
Jane explains to George that she met Beck on a W.I. trip to Ford in Sussex and foolishly gave her her phone number. She's put Beck off several times before but doesn't want to make her angry.
Don (under an alias as usual) arrives at the door offering to sell some silverware, which he has apparently stolen from HG Transport, but Jane refuses to buy. Don then asks for directions to Combe Road, but Jane has to leave. She meets up with Beck at her home in Leyburn Avenue, South Kensington, where she meets Beck's husband Tom and looks as photos of his school rugby team. He makes a comment that reminds Jane of the Enhams' rat-eating habits, and Jane makes some uneasy enquiries about food, but Beck is anxious to leave.
They go off together in Beck's car but have difficulty making conversation. They try to discuss foreign travel and card games but they obviously have very different social backgrounds. Eventually Beck learns that one of Jane's W.I. associates, Crystal, has just taken a job with Richard Bromley, the local scoutmaster. She reveals that her son Syd was expelled from Richard's scout troop for eating rats. Jane is disgusted.
Jane's husband, Alan, phones her wondering where she is, reminding her that their friend Henry is coming down from Yorkshire. Jane confesses that she's double-booked but doesn't want to say what she's doing. She sees rats scurrying around in some rubbish on the street and starts to feel sick. She asks Beck to stop the car but Beck is enthusing about road junctions and ignores her. Finally Jane cracks, grabs hold of the steering-wheel and crashes the car into a traffic island. The car bursts into flames and Jane runs off into the local cemetery.
Beck phones Jane in great anger but Jane switches her phone off. A stranger approaches Jane and gives her directions for getting back to the main road. Suddenly a horse charges towards them, ridden by Don, who Jane recognizes as the silverware salesman. Don says he was looking for Mr Roaden in Coombe, but in fact DS Worth Roaden has recognized Don as a fugitive and he's on the run again. Don offers Jane the horse and Jane takes it to get home. Don introduces himself to the stranger under a new alias. The horse breaks free and gallops past a local church, where a member of the congregation watches it in awe.