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Wish me luck.
Good luck.
All right, I'm going up to Simran's house now.
I'm a couple of doors away.
A few days after episode three of this podcast goes out, I drive to west London one Monday morning to try and talk to Simran in person.
Okay, we're at the door.
I'm gonna ring the bell.
By now, quite a few people have heard this show and Simran's name, it's out in the public.
And I'm thinking maybe that changes her calculations.
Maybe now Simran has more incentive to speak to me.
But still, I recognise it's a long shot.
So as a backup plan, I've written her a letter explaining why I think it's important we hear from her.
I.
I think there's someone at the window.
He's probably seen the microphone, though.