▁emer gency ▁card ▁after ▁B ess ell ' s ▁inter vention ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Security . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Scott ' s ▁marriage ▁col lapsed ; ▁he ▁bl amed ▁Thor pe , ▁and ▁again ▁threatened ▁expos ure . ▁B ess ell ▁successfully ▁prevent ed ▁Thor pe ' s ▁name ▁being ▁mentioned ▁in ▁court ▁during ▁the ▁divor ce ▁proceed ings , ▁and ▁arranged ▁that ▁Thor pe ▁would ▁an onym ously ▁pay ▁the ▁legal ▁costs . ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Scott ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁c ott age ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Tal y b ont ▁in ▁North ▁Wales , ▁where ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁a ▁wid ow , ▁G wen ▁Par ry - J ones . ▁He ▁sufficiently ▁persu aded ▁her ▁of ▁his ▁mist re at ment ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Thor pe ▁that ▁she ▁contact ed ▁the ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Mont gom ery shire — Em lyn ▁Ho os on , ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁neither ▁Thor pe ▁nor ▁B ess ell . ▁Ho os on ▁suggested ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Scott ▁told ▁his ▁story ▁to ▁Ho os on ▁and ▁David ▁Ste el , ▁the ▁Liber als ' ▁chief ▁wh ip . ▁Ne ither ▁was ▁fully ▁convinced , ▁but ▁felt ▁the ▁matter ▁war r anted ▁further ▁investigation . ▁Again st ▁Thor