Deep down, in your darkest subconscious, in the place where you think all the things you shouldn't think and imagine saying all the stuff you shouldn't say... is there a little bit of you that's thinking: "Go on! You can make it!"

A colleague suggested to me that if he carries on like this he'll become some kind of folk hero. They reckoned that there should be a time limit on police hunts - if the fugitive stays one step ahead of them for 40 days and 40 nights, for example, the police have to say "Fair enough, you win. You're free to go."

Obligatory sick joke: The police are thinking of doubling the bounty if he's not caught by Saturday, with the money going from £10k to £20k. It'll be a Raoul-over.