It is the month of early March. The Secretary of the Examination Board receives a call from the Governor of the H. M. Prison, Oxford. He tells that a prisoner named Evans has started night classes in O-Level German. Now he wants to attain some academic qualifications. The Secretary replies that there is no need to worry. All the necessary forms and other requisite material will be sent.

They will give him a chance. He enquires about Evans. The Governor tells him that Evans has no record of violence. Rather he is an amusing fellow. He is one of the stars at the Christmas concert. The Secretary asks him if they can arrange a room where Evans can sit in for the examination. The Governor tells that the room of Evans can be used for this purpose. The Secretary agrees and tells that they could get a parson from St. Mary Mags to invigilate.

The Governor takes utmost care to see that he would not be fooled. Every care was taken to make Evans prepare for the exam. He was tutored by a German teacher for six months. The day before the exam the teacher wishes good luck but makes it clear that he had hardly any ‘chance of getting through.’ But Evans gives an ironical twist to the tutor’s observation by saying “I may surprise everybody.” On the day of the exam, Jackson and Stephens visited Evan’s cell and took away everything that may help him injure himself.

Evans was insisted to take away the hat but he refused saying that it was lucky charm. Evan’s cell was bugged so that the Governor could himself listen to each and every conversation in the cell. The invigilator Rev. S. McLeery too was searched and left him to complete the task. Stephen sitting outside the cell every now and then peeped into the cell. The exam went on smoothly.

Stephen escorted the invigilator to the main gate and looked into Evan’s cell and found the invigilator (actually Evans) wounded, informed the Governor. The latter was to be hospitalized but informed that he was alright and asked them to follow Evans.

Thus he escaped the prison. When the invigilator was not found in the hospital they went to the residence of Rev. S. McLeery only to find him bound and gagged in his study in Broad Street. He has been there, since 8.15 a.m. Now everything was clear to the Governor. Evans escaped the prison the fourth time. But by taking th,e hint from the question paper the Governor reached the hotel where Evans was staying.

He captured him and came to know how he planned his escape. The Governor said that his game was over. Evans surrendered himself to the Governor. Evans was handcuffed and sent away with a prison officer in the prison van. But here again, he befools the Governor. Both the prison officer and the prison van were part of the plan devised by Evan’s friends. Once again he was a free bird.