Ormskirk had formerly bought up some of Lady Bellingham's debts and the St James's Square mortgage in order to put pressure on Deb. Having fallen into debt himself, however, he sells these assets to Ravenscar.
Ormskirk had acquired some of Lady Bellingham's debts and the St James's Square mortgage initially, but later sold them off due to his own financial difficulties. This led him to seek alternative means of influencing Deb through Ravenscar.