The Ticket Seller worked at Manchester's Victoria Station and sold Gwen Davies a first-class one-way ticket to London for £105.00. A confirmed spendaholic, Gwen was using Jim McDonald and his money to fund her addiction to a lavish lifestyle and, although engaged to him, was dissatisfied with his cautious financial nature and planning to leave him after draining as much money from him as she could. Having withdrawn £35,000 in cash from their joint bank account, she used some of the money to buy the ticket, being told the 2.30pm train was cancelled and the next was one hour later.