Let the debate proceed

Imagine my concern on reading the following headline;

- Latest Di Vinci news: code fever hits Lincoln.

After all it was Henry Lincoln's skills that started it all back in the 1980's, and it was during those years, that we read the following headline in the international press:

- Latest Holy Blood Hooly Grail news: French Author Gerard De Sede hits Lincoln.

Deja vu ?

However, neither the enigma of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, nor that of The Da Vinci Code is yet over, for the intrigue and controversy continues.
Would you believe it ?

Contained within Mr Justice Peter Smith's written judgment, (apparently at random), certain letters were found to have been printed in bold italics.

On first inspection, they could be easily viewed as a typographical errors. But an observant London-based solicitor thought otherwise. “We’re not sure yet what it means, but we’re working on it,” he said.

In Mr Justice Smith’s coded judgment, the first ten digits obviously spell smithy code:

s,m,i,t,h,y,c,o,d,e,J,a,e,i,e,x,t,o,s,t,p,

s,a,c,g,r,e,a,m,q,w,f,k,a,d,p, m,q,z.

Mr Justice Smith confirmed our suspicions when he said that the 'Smith Code' was, “something more than a typo”. The judge went on to say that - paragraph 52 of his judgment would give readers a clue to the puzzle.

That paragraph reads: “I have set out at some length what in my opinion is an overall analysis of HBHG [The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail]. I have done that and will do the same further in this judgment in respect of DVC [The Da Vinci Code] because that is essential in my view to deciding this case.”The paragraph ended: “The key to solving the conundrum posed by this judgment is in reading HBHG and DVC.”

If you want to try your own skills be my guest and follow the link below:

www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/images/judgment-files/baigent_v_rhg_0406.pdf