Lamond said that Shah seemed to have become somewhat disillusioned with Gardner, and had told him one day, when he was visiting for tea: When I was interviewing Gerald, I sometimes wished I was a News of the World reporter.
Lamond sa att Shah verkade ha blivit något desillusionerad av Gardner och sagt till honom en gång när han var på besök: När jag samtalade med Gerald önskade jag ibland att jag var en News of the World-journalist.