I have no words. Well none that aren't profanities put it that way.
I don't even know how to add that to your family tree and represent it correctly. Not that the word correctly should be in any sentence that involves the parentage of Great-uncle Bojo.
It does rather make that other photo of Great-aunt Sarah and Great-uncle Bojo rather interesting though. So if the other man in the photo was her husband I wonder if he knew about the situation.
And thank your dad for me for the additional information on Great-aunt Sarah. I'm sure that will help try to trace more information on her.
I'm glad you and your father have managed to connect. It does rather sound as if he may have been a victim in all this. I'm also guessing that there is no mileage in confirming his parentage at this late stage; even if it could be done. If he does though my money is on Great-uncle Frank. Just getting that in there in case there is a wager involved.
Anyway gramps' conviction, and jail sentence, was for receiving stolen goods. According to the information I could get online (it is scary how much info is now available online) he served the whole of his sentence. And the letters of course confirm that and that the authorities were wanting him to name others. So presumably he was a small player doing the dirty work for much bigger players.
As for your gran's side of the family, well, there are some humdingers (to coin an Americanism) on her side too. She was one of three children having two brothers; Great-uncle Max and Great-uncle Marty. Great-uncle Max thankfully is no more. The man seems to have been a complete psychopath. The same website where I got the information on gramps threw up some horrendous charges against Great-uncle Max; kidnap, extortion, murder, torture, to name but a few. He died on death row having been convicted of the kidnap, torture and murder of a retired bank manager. I have no idea what he had against the bank manager. There was no detail on that but I may see if there are any online crime reports from around the time of his conviction. They may well tell us more if you want that information.
Great-uncle Marty also appears to have been involved in the family business if you can call it that but not at the same level. He had convictions, and served some time, for extortion, assault and threatening behaviour but nothing as bad as his brother. The interesting thing about Great-uncle Marty is that it appears he may still be alive. I was thinking that if you are staying out there for a while longer then you may want to see if you can track him down. If gran or her psycho brother had anything to do with Great-uncle Bojo then Great-uncle Marty may well be able to give you more information. Just a thought.
Okay I've been putting off telling you something because you have enough on your plate and you don't need me to add to it.
Before I start let me first say that everything is absolutely fine at my end, I am safe and steps have been taken to keep me so.
As you know I have moved in. Actually before I expand on that do you remember that the barn had been cleared out mysteriously and we hadn't seen anyone around? Mystery solved. That was Piotr the Protective. Unbeknownst to Reliable Rob, Piotr had been kicked out of his accommodation and has for some time been sofa surfing. In between the sofa surfing he has been camping out and, on occasion, camping in the barn. He was very apologetic but in all the circumstances I am very glad he has been.
I will explain.
A few days ago I thought that I had heard something in the night. I'd been playing online with the guys and it was very late by the time we had finished. After 2 in the morning if I'm being honest. I was sure that I could hear something or someone moving around outside. All the doors and windows were locked and alarmed. The only bits of the alarm I hadn't activated were the movement sensors inside as obviously I was still moving around the place. Anyway Piotr the Protective had installed some cameras outside; mainly trained on the main gateway and front and rear doors. But he had added a camera trained on the side of the house where the French windows are. And it was that camera that picked up the prowler. Thankfully he also installed lights; mostly hidden in the trees. So I hit the lights for that side and have got a really clear image of the face of the guy sneaking around before he ran away.
I was a little shaken so put all the outside lights on and checked all the cameras. And before you tell me off for not having the lights on motion sensors they would be going off all night thanks to the local wildlife. Anyway there was nothing on the cameras to suggest that the person was still around.
Then my phone rang. It was Piotr the Protective. Was I okay? So I told him about the prowler and he asked if I would mind if he came and checked out the property and made sure that it was all still secure. He didn't need to come in just to check the grounds and the windows and things. So I then asked where he was that he knew something was wrong.
And that's when he told me that he had been camping in the barn that night. He had seen the outside lights go on and given the time was concerned. Anyway he checked everything out and was happy that everything was secure and I asked him in and we had a cup of tea.
And so it was that I replayed him the footage from the security camera and the clear image of the prowler.
And he in turn went the palest I have ever seen anyone turn before he told me that it was his brother. He was sure of it.
I know that you looked in to the family and you were concerned about them so I asked Piotr about this brother. He hasn't heard from any of his family for so long and didn't know what to think about him turning up at the house. There was a possibility that his brother had managed to get out, as he had, but he was also concerned that he may have been sent on ahead to find him.
I of course had to tell the Dashing Major all this who raced North and is currently setting up his drawing boards and stuff in what was going to be the games room. Is going to be the games room. So I am safe.
Anyway having discussed this with the Dashing Major I think Piotr the Protective needs to be here just in case his brother returns. We have far more security than he has elsewhere and more chance of catching this person and finding out what they want. And clearly they know that he has been working here so probably best that they find him rather than continue to sneak around and only find me.
To that end we have come to an arrangement. The garage used to be an old stable block and has rooms above which we assume were for staff or something. Certainly it has plumbing and a rudimentary kitchen. So I've agreed that Piotr can stay there and do the necessary work to make it a decent living space. He'll do the work in his spare time and I'll pay for the materials. We may need to agree rent at some stage but at present his labour will be the rent.
The Mother-ship has decided that she needs to replace a surprising amount of furniture so is donating all sorts to help furnish it. Father-dearest has temporarily downed tools at my house and is helping Piotr with 'the flat' so that he isn't living in squalor. They really seem to have taken to him.
Oh and they are both over the moon that the Dashing Major has moved his things in.
So please do not worry. I am fine. We are all fine.
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