When you feel like you’re losing it – it’s important to remember that The Plot is a resilient creature. It can live for several days without you. It has its own blanket on the sofa at No.3. The old lady next door gives it treats. It scavenges in the bins when you’re not looking. It knows how to forage for truffles in the woods.

Rest.

The plot will saunter in through the back door wearing a nonchalant look, as if nothing has happened.

When you’re good and and ready