How was it that the death of a great dane in a remote part of the West Country sparked a political scandal and led to the Old Bailey trial of Jeremy Thorpe, then leader of the Liberal Party. Was a gunman hired to frighten or kill Jeremy Scott who had been a thorn in the side of Thorpe? Who was involved in this political intrigue? And was there, as the BBC has since implied, a political cover up to keep the true facts from the public?
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