Peter Stones was a valuer working for Bercher-Moffit who was appointed by Geoff Metcalfe to put a price on the shares of Speed Daal owned by Geoff and Yasmeen Metcalfe. This was as a part of his on-going coercive control of his wife and his aim was to sell up and move her to Cyprus well away from the influence of her family.
Alya Nazir had already refused an offer to let him buy her out of her share and was thus therefore surprised when Mr Stones appeared in the restaurant, presented his business card and told her the reason for his visit. The plan to sell up fell apart when Yasmeen herself got cold feet and asked for a delay from her reluctant husband.