Oh Jim - been there, done that, had the panic attack....Trouble is, he has a fairly common name and I see it everywhere..... it even popped up on TV last night as the name of a block of flats! Even after all this time, it still wrenches.....
Firecat, sometimes it's better for it to be out in the open, for one it gets more sympathy, 2, it may prevent some other poor soul getting the same treatment, and 3, if he was the bad guy, you get all the chocolate!
And if you have good friends, you don't have to worry about the serrated knives and car tyres yourself..... if they're anything like mine - and I still don't know who it was.... they'll get him for you!!
LTS