- Urged by Ron to do "whatever it takes" to keep herself happy, Charmian embarks on an ill-advised affair with Alan.
- Charmian has an affair with Alan but finds herself visiting a back-street abortionist after she falls pregnant. Ruby threatens to tell Ronnie unless Charmian pays her, but Charmian has a better use for her cash: financing Ronnie's escape with fellow convict Eric Flower. Obtaining false passports in the name of Furminger, the family flees to Australia where Ronnie gets hotel work in Adelaide. They are joined by Flower and his wife Julie, with whom Charmian is angry for telling her mother of her location. After giving birth to a third child, Charmian is also unsettled to learn that Bruce Reynolds has been captured.—don @ minifie-1
- Urged by Ron to do "whatever it takes" to keep herself happy, Charmian embarks on an ill-advised affair with Alan. When she falls pregnant she can't risk an abortion at a clinic and must use a back-street abortionist; she falls seriously ill but manages to pull through. Then she hears the news she's been waiting for: Ron is planning to escape. She helps organize the attempt, getting money to the gang helping Ron and giving herself a cast-iron alibi by taking the boys to Whipsnade Zoo. The escape attempt succeeds spectacularly and Ron becomes Britain's most wanted man. Charmian is put under close observation, but she bides her time and finally, after being separated from Ron for almost a year, meets up with him in Paris. His appearance alarms her; he has undergone crude and largely unsuccessful plastic surgery. They talk about the life they had together and Charmian wonders if they will ever be able to return to it. Ron tells her she must keep faith. He is planning on them all starting a new life in Australia. It will cost him over half of his robbery money, but they will be able to turn over a fresh leaf in a country that asks no questions--a country big enough to lose themselves in. Six months later Charmian arrives with the boys in Darwin, but Ron is not there to meet her. Forced to spend the night on camp beds in the airport toilet, she considers getting the next plane home. But then Ron turns up at her hotel--it's all been a misunderstanding. He was at the airport but she looked right through him (in fact she hadn't seen him), and he thought she was giving him a signal. They buy a car and set off through the outback to Adelaide, where Ron has lined up work and a rented house. Charmian soon falls pregnant again and the family lives on a tightrope, constantly trying not to let slip their true identities. But Ron gets a job and when baby Farley arrives they appear to be settling back into normal family life. Then Reynolds is arrested in the UK, bringing sharp focus to the fact that their past could catch up to them at any moment.
- With no chance of remission for Ronnie, Charmian has an affair with Ruby Wright's son Alan. She becomes pregnant and has a back-alley abortion. In July 1965, Biggs and three others escape Wandsworth prison, in a prison break organised by underworld friends. In December 1965 Charmian meets Ron in Paris. Determined to reunite the family, they take on new names and in June 1966 Charmian and her two boys fly to Darwin, Australia. They reunite with Ronnie, and after another name change the family settle in Adelaide. Charmian becomes pregnant and a third son is born. They receive news from England that Bruce Reynolds has been arrested in Mexico.
- Urged by Ron to do 'whatever it takes' to keep herself happy, Charmian embarks on an ill advised affair with Alan.
When she falls pregnant she can't risk an abortion at a clinic and has to use a back street abortionist. She falls seriously ill but manages to pull through.
Then she hears the news she's been waiting for - Ron is planning to escape. She helps organize the attempt, getting money to the gang helping Ron and giving herself a cast iron alibi by taking the boys to Whipsnade Zoo.
The escape attempt succeeds spectacularly and Ron becomes Britain's most wanted man. Charmian is put under close observation but she bides her time and finally, after being separated from him for almost a year, meets up with Ron in Paris.
His appearance alarms her, he has undergone crude and largely unsuccessful plastic surgery. They talk about the life they had together and Charmian wonders if they will ever be able to return to it. Ron tells her she must keep faith. He is planning on them all starting a new life in Australia. It will cost him over half of his robbery money, but they will be able to turn over a fresh leaf in a country that asks no questions. A country big enough for them to lose themselves in.
Six months later Charmian arrives with the boys in Darwin, but Ron is not there to meet her. Forced to spend the night on camp beds in the airport toilet, she considers getting the next plane home.
But then Ron turns up at her hotel - it's all been a misunderstanding. He was at the airport but she looked right through him (in fact she hadn't seen him), and he thought she was giving him a signal.
The family buy a car and set off through the outback to Adelaide, where Ron has lined up work and a rented home. Charmian soon falls pregnant again and the family live a tightrope, constantly trying not to let slip their true identities.
But Ron gets a job and when baby Farley arrives they appear to be settling back into normal family life. Then Reynolds is arrested in the UK... bringing sharp focus to the fact that their past could catch up on them at any moment.
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