So far as this period was concerned, he told us he had had no contact with John Rapson. Nor was he aware of any such contact by Carol. He agreed that Carol would have been upset at this time to see Rapson. He was asked if he could think of any circumstances in which Rapson would come into contact with Carol as she was eventually found, and he said lots of things could happen. It was put to Mr. Park that Carol in fact had no relationship with Rapson. He said he knew no such thing, but he accepted there was no evidence of that.
So far as Mr. Brierley was concerned after September of 1975, Mr. Park said he thought that Mr. Brierley had been glad to get Carol out of his hair. He was sure that relationship had finished. He said he was not aware of any threats being made to Carol by Mr. Brierley. There had been no aggressive 'phone calls or anything like that from that source, and he said he was unaware of anyone else with whom Carol had fallen out.
Mr. McWilliams, the neighbour and he was also Mr. Park's old school friend, had said that Gordon Park had asked him and his wife to help make sure that Carol felt at home again and not ostracised in the period that she had been away. He recalled a function, I think it was a round table function that they had gone to together and Mr. Park had duties involved with that organisation. He had gone off to attend to them and kept returning to ensure Carol was not being neglected. Mr. Williams said the relationship appeared to be difficult, but they both appeared to be making an effort.