Late in 1944, tired of the long separation from her love, Caspary devised a method to reunite with Igee. The war had made civilian travel generally difficult, and going to Europe nearly impossible. However, Caspary cabled Igee that he could have the film rights to "Bedelia" for a British production, if she could be brought over to write the screenplay, thus putting into motion a plan involving two British ministries, J. Arthur Rank, the State Department, "Good Housekeeping", the Stork Club and the White House, which brought her to England. "Good Housekeeping" was running it as a serial, and Houghton Mifflin was publishing it in the spring. J. Arthur Rank could only pay a fraction of what a Hollywood studio could pay for the rights, but Caspary didn't want the money; she wanted Igee.