▁thre ats ▁An gry ▁at ▁his ▁treatment ▁by ▁the ▁By ers ▁inqu iry , ▁Scott ▁sought ▁other ▁means ▁of ▁purs uing ▁his ▁vend etta ▁against ▁Thor pe . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁met ▁Gordon ▁Winter , ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁journalist ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁intelligence ▁ag ency ▁BO SS . ▁Scott ▁provided ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁supposed ▁s edu ction ▁by ▁Thor pe , ▁a ▁story ▁which ▁Winter ▁assured ▁his ▁BO SS ▁master s ▁would ▁destroy ▁Thor pe ▁and ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁He ▁found ▁that ▁no ▁newspaper ▁would ▁print ▁the ▁story ▁on ▁largely ▁un cor ro bor ated ▁and ▁un re li able ▁evidence . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Scott ' s ▁friend ▁G wen ▁Par ry - J ones ▁died ; ▁Scott ▁used ▁the ▁in quest ▁to ▁den ounce ▁Thor pe ▁for ▁ru ining ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁driving ▁Par ry - J ones ▁to ▁her ▁death . ▁None ▁of ▁these ▁accus ations ▁was ▁published . ▁De pressed , ▁Scott ▁retre ated ▁into ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁tor por , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁tran qu ilis ers , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁presented ▁no ▁threat ▁to ▁Thor pe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Thor pe ' s ▁political ▁fort unes , ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Liber als , ▁rev ived . ▁Thor pe ' s ▁personal ▁standing ▁was ▁en hanced ▁when , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 ,