Anecdote of the Week

MAKE MY DAY
In all the years that we have been doing this work, and all the cases we’ve handled, we’ve never experienced a physical threat, or anything worse than an occasional raised voice. On the other hand, we were investigating a wife’s white collar office type business, in which her 85-year old father still worked (kind of in a consulting capacity). We were provided with various records and access to a copier. We copied certain items that we wanted, and came the end of the day, we started to pack up to get ready to leave. It was at that point that the wife’s father – keep in mind he is 85-years old, 5’4” and maybe 130 lbs. – had a change of heart as to our copying records, and demanded that we not leave with those records but rather return them to his possession. We of course refused. He got up, drew himself up to his full height, and blocked our way out the door. Were the matter not as serious as it was, one would have to actually laugh. However, the wisest thing to do was to cool our heels, use our cell phones (he wouldn’t allow us to use their phones) and call the police. They had to then escort us past the raging bull