▁horses ▁for ▁his ▁friend , ▁arranged ▁various ▁temporary ▁jobs , ▁and ▁promised ▁to ▁help ▁Jos iffe ▁to ▁real ise ▁an ▁amb ition ▁to ▁study ▁dress age ▁in ▁France . ▁On ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Jos iffe ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁crash , ▁Thor pe ' s ▁solic itors ▁investig ated ▁whether ▁any ▁money ▁was ▁due , ▁but ▁found ▁that ▁Albert ▁Jos iffe ▁was ▁alive ▁and ▁well ▁in ▁Or p ington . ▁ ▁When , ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁police ▁question ed ▁Jos iffe ▁about ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁the ft ▁of ▁a ▁su ede ▁jack et , ▁Thor pe ▁persu aded ▁the ▁investig ating ▁officer ▁that ▁Jos iffe ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁mental ▁ill ness , ▁and ▁was ▁under ▁his ▁care . ▁No ▁further ▁action ▁was ▁taken . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Jos iffe ▁obtained ▁a ▁replacement ▁National ▁In sur ance ▁card ▁which , ▁he ▁later ▁said , ▁was ▁retained ▁by ▁Thor pe ▁who ▁had ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁his ▁employ er . ▁This ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁Thor pe , ▁and ▁the ▁" missing ▁card " ▁remained ▁an ▁on going ▁source ▁of ▁gr iev ance ▁for ▁Jos iffe . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁marg inal ised ▁by ▁Thor pe , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁de pression , ▁conf ided ▁to ▁a ▁friend ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁MP ▁and ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁friend ▁alert ed ▁the ▁police , ▁to