He also persuaded himself that he was the victim of this terrible episode.

This terrible episode came to an end in December when the vicar died.

And every time he tried to convince himself that this terrible episode of his life could end happily, he hit a wall.

"What do you make of this second terrible episode tonight?"

How are you taking this terrible episode in our life?

But something much more profound underlies this terrible episode.

There have certainly been more terrible episodes on Long Island.

Even after 80 years, the facts still shock, and not like some terrible, distant episode in a history book.

Once again I should stress that the aim here is not, of course, to airbrush important and terrible episodes out of our history.

Tomorrow, we, Parliament, must put an end to this terrible episode.