. ▁ ▁Sho oting ▁ ▁Newton ▁met ▁Hol mes ▁early ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when , ▁the ▁former ▁claimed , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁down ▁payment ▁on ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Hol mes ▁later ▁denied ▁any ▁such ▁transaction , ▁adm itting ▁only ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁Newton ▁would ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁fright ening ▁operation . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁Newton , ▁calling ▁himself ▁" Peter ▁Ke ene ", ▁drove ▁to ▁Bar n st ap le ▁in ▁a ▁yellow ▁Maz da ▁car ▁where ▁he ▁approached ▁Scott , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁h ired ▁to ▁protect ▁Scott ▁from ▁a ▁supposed ▁Canadian ▁hit ▁man . ▁This ▁seemed ▁pla us ible ▁to ▁Scott , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁be aten ▁up ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁earlier , ▁and ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁meet ▁" Ke ene " ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁He ▁was ▁sufficiently ▁c aut ious ▁to ▁ask ▁a ▁friend ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁stranger ' s ▁car ▁registration ▁number . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁Newton , ▁now ▁driving ▁a ▁Ford ▁sal oon , ▁met ▁Scott ▁by ▁arrangement ▁in ▁Com be ▁Martin , ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le . ▁Newton ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁Por lock , ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁miles ▁away , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁Scott ▁accomp any ▁him — he ▁and ▁Scott ▁could ▁talk ▁on ▁the ▁journey . ▁Scott ▁had ▁with ▁him ▁his ▁recently ▁acquired ▁pet ▁dog , ▁a ▁Great ▁D ane ▁called ▁R