Mary: Well, I’ve noticed that Peter has kept himself to himself lately. Normally if there’s any gossip or a scandal he’s normally in the midst of it. In fact, normally you have to pry him from his office chair in the staffroom but lately he’s avoided interaction with anybody. The diction and style of the texts are also very similar to the way he speaks when he is within his inner circle. It just seems rather odd that in the midst of that drama, he was in hiding.

Simon: Really? You think it’s Peter? [pauses] He comes out with me for the occasional passive air shall we say, and he’s never once said anything.

Mary: Well, he’s not likely to say anything. His little press release says it all doesn’t it? I mean it’s left little to the imagination hasn’t