Quite Honestly: John Mortimer

Life couldn't be better for Lucinda Purefoy. She's got a steady boyfriend, a degree in social sciences from Manchester University, and the offer of a high-powered job in advertising. With all this good fortune, isn't it appropriate for her to give something back to society? To that end she joins Social Carers, Reformers, and Praeceptors (SCRAP for short), an organization that recruits women to become a guide, philosopher, and friend to ex-convicts coming out of prison, find them a job and a home and to encourage them to kick the habit of stealing things. And so, Lucy finds herself standing outside the gates of Wormwood Scrubs waiting to greet career burglar Terry Keegan. What happens next- after a short and hostile trip to Burger King - confounds expectations and produces a signature Mortimer tale full of wit and surprise.