 In 1970 "The Sunday Times" reported that four days before the murder, Orton had told a friend that he wanted to end his relationship with Halliwell, but did not know how to go about it.Halliwell's doctor spoke to him by telephone three times on the day of the murder, and had arranged for him to see a psychiatrist the following morning.The last call was at 10 o'clock, during which Halliwell told the doctor, "Don't worry, I'm feeling better now.