Lilibet
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Just an interesting literary tidbit FWIW. There is historical precedent for a held prisoner by two women hoax.
I ran across mention of this book by Josephine Tey (a great mystery writer btw) called The Franchise Affair. Im sure I read it back in the day, but the plot has faded from my memory...
[FONT=&]Although given a contemporary (post-Second World War) setting, it is inspired by the 18th-century case of [/FONT]Elizabeth Canning[FONT=&], a maidservant who claimed she had been kidnapped and held prisoner for a month. [/FONT]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Franchise_Affair
The Canning story even included an accusation against a disliked minority of the time (a Romany/gypsy), who could have faced the death penalty. Although her story was believed by most, there were those who were convinced it was a hoax. Later, Canning herself was found guilty of perjury and sent to the British American colonies, where she married, had children and died in her late 30s.
https://guildhalllibrarynewsletter....27/the-unsolved-mystery-of-elizabeth-canning/
There was/is much controversy about whether or not this was actually a hoax, but since it was a huge story at the time, one writer calls [FONT=&]Canning "the first media product."[/FONT][SUP][117][/SUP]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning
So, whether or not SPs story is a hoax, the general outline isnt without precedent.
I ran across mention of this book by Josephine Tey (a great mystery writer btw) called The Franchise Affair. Im sure I read it back in the day, but the plot has faded from my memory...
[FONT=&]Although given a contemporary (post-Second World War) setting, it is inspired by the 18th-century case of [/FONT]Elizabeth Canning[FONT=&], a maidservant who claimed she had been kidnapped and held prisoner for a month. [/FONT]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Franchise_Affair
The Canning story even included an accusation against a disliked minority of the time (a Romany/gypsy), who could have faced the death penalty. Although her story was believed by most, there were those who were convinced it was a hoax. Later, Canning herself was found guilty of perjury and sent to the British American colonies, where she married, had children and died in her late 30s.
https://guildhalllibrarynewsletter....27/the-unsolved-mystery-of-elizabeth-canning/
There was/is much controversy about whether or not this was actually a hoax, but since it was a huge story at the time, one writer calls [FONT=&]Canning "the first media product."[/FONT][SUP][117][/SUP]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning
So, whether or not SPs story is a hoax, the general outline isnt without precedent.