In this episode Caroline and Katie bring you some of the many messages and voice notes Gavin Plumb exchanged with people online as he allegedly plotted to assemble a crew to kidnap, rape and kill the TV presenter Holly Willoughby.

His alleged plan unravelled, the jury’s been told, when one of the people he started messaging was an undercover US agent.

Gavin Plumb denies soliciting murder, encouraging or assisting the commission of kidnap and encouraging or asssiting the commission of rape.

Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports.

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