This girl went back to the house alone with two men. In the 1980's women were still expected to make sensible decisions for themselves and that wasn't one. In my opinion she fancied Bamber and had a go at taking him from Julie. That wasn't very nice, was it?
Women weren’t expected to make sensible decisions just in the 1980s, Gunit...
But why would it be deemed dangerous to go back with a male friend to his house for after-closing drinks? He’d also invited her friend AND her mother — which was a very crafty move. It instilled confidence. He probably guessed the friend and the mother were tired and knew they’d go home instead. Had they agreed to come too, they’d have simply had a few drinks so he could show off his teletext TV, new Hi-Fi, and snazzy coffee machine and then called a cab to take them home.
So Sarah would have felt confident, not just because she knew him, but because he’d also invited her or her friend’s mother too. He lulled her into a false sense of security.
I don’t know why you think she fancied Jeremy Bamber, Gunit. He wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, you know, and although he wasn’t ugly he certainly didn’t have ravishing good looks like a movie star. He seemed to have nice hair, though...but the mono-brow wasn’t a good look. He didn’t seem to have any sex appeal or presence at all, I read. He was just a gobby, arrogant, boring braggart with strange eyes, apparently...