iffe ▁of ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁attempting ▁to ▁black mail ▁a ▁public ▁figure , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁conc ili atory ▁ve in ▁promised ▁to ▁help ▁recover ▁the ▁missing ▁lug g age ▁and ▁ins urance ▁card . ▁He ▁also ▁hint ed ▁at ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁e quest rian ▁job ▁in ▁America . ▁B ess ell ' s ▁inter vention ▁appeared ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁problem , ▁particularly ▁as ▁Jos iffe ' s ▁suit case ▁was ▁recovered ▁shortly ▁afterwards — although ▁letters ▁imp lic ating ▁Thor pe ▁had ▁been ▁removed . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁years ▁Jos iffe ▁remained ▁largely ▁qu ies cent ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁in ▁various ▁care ers ; ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁he ▁formally ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Scott . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Scott ▁wrote ▁to ▁B ess ell ▁from ▁Ireland , ▁asking ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁pass port ▁in ▁his ▁changed ▁name ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁begin ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁in ▁America . ▁A ▁second , ▁less ▁positive ▁letter , ▁dated ▁July , ▁indicated ▁that ▁Scott ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁difficulties , ▁with ▁medical ▁b ills ▁and ▁other ▁deb ts . ▁His ▁lack ▁of ▁an ▁ins urance ▁card ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁claim ing ▁benefits . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Thor pe ▁had ▁succeeded ▁Jo ▁Gr im ond ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁To ▁resolve ▁Scott ' s