Sharon A : Tiree knows that X and Y frequent the cat. Mr Red: Z does figure. Bitter Experience: The point is "the dirty" may have been done by a sin of omission rather than on purpose by X - a point carefully avoided so far in the thread. X may have been trying to protect Tiree by not answering certain direct questions put to them by Y, but Y worked out the answers by inference anyway and took appropriate action. It sounds like a real mess and should be noted by ALL concerned as a road not to be travelled again. Tiree should see all views of the play and rather than remaining vexed should try to talk the other side of the story with either X or Y rather than shouting from the rooftops. If this is not possible then everyone looses.

No, I am not Z.

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