This whole shameful episode occured in 1992, just about the time of the Live Aid Concert. Friends of Mary had become concerned about her erratic behaviour and after trying to contact her for several days they called the police. Mary was found face down in the fish pond and taken to hospital. They found traces of sodium dodecehedron, more commonly known as Eskimo's pyjamas in her blood and a further search of Garden Lodge turned up thousands of pounds of the drug.
She was arrested and taken to Dock Green police station but was later released on bail. She avoided a custodial sentence by pleading guilty to all charges and seeking rehabilitation but her children were taken into care. I'm not sure how long they were in care but it is likely to be anywhere between two weeks and a fortnight.
Things seemed to be on the up for Mary for a while then she started going out with the far right wing journalist Garry Bushell and was spotted at a National Front rally.
As everyone knows Garry Bushell was murdered by yardies in 1997 and hopefully Mary has put all that nonsense behind her.
It's best not to dwell on the past too much and allow Mary the privacy she needs to get over things.
fatty.