You're listening to the Lady Vanishes catch-up series number four.

I'm Alison Sandi.

And I'm Brian Seymour.

We begin by looking back at episode 10, which introduced the piece of information that

changed the course of our investigation.

A personal ad written in French and placed in the bilingual French Australian newspaper

Le Courier, on December 10, 1994, by a man seeking a relationship.

This is the ad he placed.

That roughly translates as a tall 47-year-old single man with brown hair, a non-smoker

who is cultured, intelligent, and can speak a number of languages.

He owns multiple properties or businesses and is highly motivated.

He is warm and welcoming, but also quite serious.

And he's looking for an unattached lady with a view for a permanent relationship or marriage.

The letters BC, BG in the ad stand for Bon Chic, Bon Genre, which translates as good-style,

good class.

It's apparently an expression used in France to describe members of the upper class, typically

well-educated, well-connected, and descended from old money.

There are two ways to get in touch.

There's a phone number and a post-office box for Lennox Head in Northern New South Wales.

That's not too far from Byron Bay.

In fact, it's just a 20-minute drive.

And at the bottom of the personal ad, there's also a name, or MF Remacle.

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