A security guard checked out an abandoned stud farm with cells to "keep" TV presenter Holly Willoughby after kidnapping her, a court has heard.
Gavin Plumb, who is accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder Ms Willoughby, allegedly told another man she would be put in a van after a "home invasion" before being taken to "her new home and her new way of living".
A jury was previously shown an image of items purchased by the 37-year-old, including metal cable ties, handcuffs and a blindfold.
His online searches were also read out to the jury, including "killers from Harlow in Essex", "rape in the United Kingdom" and "violence against women rape".
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