The note gave account details. It continued:
You need to know that I have lodged two further envelopes containing these photographs with my solicitor, instructed to send one to Tony and the other to the Metropolitan Police should I instruct them or should anything untoward happen to me.
To give these some tangible support, one severed left index finger, with, I believe, your fingerprint on the fingernail, is being kept in a frozen state in case it is required later as evidence.
To ensure this confidential material remains confidential, payment must be cleared by Midnight tomorrow, no ifs, no buts.