After a long drive, they reach Miss Sipperley. Bertie explains to her that he told Sippy to steal a policeman's helmet. Surprisingly, Miss Sipperley is pleased. Later, Jeeves tells Bertie that Miss Sipperley is prejudiced against police because the local constable has been bothering her. Jeeves gave five pounds to this constable, who is actually his cousin Egbert. Bertie gladly gives Jeeves ten pounds. The story was illustrated by George Wright in the "Saturday Evening Post", and by A. Wallis Mills in the "Strand". The 1981 collection "Wodehouse on Crime", which featured crime-related Wodehouse stories, included "Without the Option". The story was adapted for an episode of "The World of Wooster". The episode, titled "Jeeves and the Stand-in for Sippy", was the second episode of the third series. It was originally broadcast in the UK on 13 October 1967. This story was not adapted for any "Jeeves and Wooster" episode. However elements of the plot, namely Bertie being fined 5 pounds, and relating the story of stealing a policeman's hat, are utilised in the programme's first episode, "Jeeves Takes Charge".