3 ▁million ▁votes ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁MP s . ▁ ▁After ▁Par ry - J ones ' s ▁death ▁Scott ▁lived ▁quietly ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Country . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁met ▁Tim ▁Ke ig win , ▁Thor pe ' s ▁Conserv ative ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁North ▁Dev on , ▁and ▁gave ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Thor pe . ▁Ke ig win ▁was ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁leadership ▁that ▁the ▁material ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used . ▁Scott ▁also ▁conf ided ▁in ▁his ▁doctor , ▁Ron ald ▁G le ad le , ▁who ▁was ▁tre ating ▁him ▁for ▁de pression . ▁He ▁had ▁shown ▁G le ad le ▁his ▁d oss ier ▁of ▁documents ; ▁the ▁doctor , ▁without ▁Scott ' s ▁knowledge ▁or ▁consent , ▁sold ▁the ▁papers ▁to ▁Hol mes , ▁who ▁had ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Thor pe ' s ▁prote ctor ▁after ▁B ess ell ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁California ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Hol mes ▁paid ▁£ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁documents , ▁which ▁were ▁prompt ly ▁burn ed ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Thor pe ' s ▁solic itor . ▁A ▁further ▁cache ▁of ▁papers ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁by ▁build ers ▁renov ating ▁a ▁London ▁office ▁formerly ▁used ▁by ▁B ess ell . ▁They ▁found ▁a ▁brief case ▁containing ▁letters ▁and ▁photograph s ▁that ▁apparently ▁comprom ised ▁Thor pe , ▁among ▁them ▁Scott