Mr Sherbourne continued: “The shame is, Mrs Vardy, that Mr Boyle’s Whatsapp messages with Mrs Watt, just as with Mr Halls, are lying at the bottom of the sea in Davy Jones’ locker.”
Rebekah replied: “Who is Davy Jones?”
This caused journalists and members of the public to chuckle.
Mrs Justice Steyn, who is hearing the trial, told her: “It just means at the bottom of the sea.”