I was watching a tv show last night and as usual, they portrayed the Private Investigator hired as a real skum bag that had no morals at all.

Why do most of the entertainment people that create the shows always do this? They show a sleazy dressed guy or women in a rundown old office that always tries to pull something over on somebody.

The one last night was CSI Miami. I've seen many though.

This does not help our profession at all and has been going on for many years. I can imagine what the general public think of us.

Yes, I know there are bad apples in all professions but they seem to pick this one out in particular.

Sorry for going on. Just had to get this out of my system. :confused:

VINNY PARCO
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Intercontinental Investigations
312 Fifth Ave
New York City, NY
Map Link to Office

Follow the Parco’s, a family of New York City private eyes, as they crack cases and expose secrets at their family-run private investigation firm. Patriarch and P.I. Vinny Parco owns Intercontinental Investigations. His team includes his headstrong daughter Danielle, his unruly twin sons Chris and Vinny Jr., and his no-nonsense wife Carol, all of whom spend their days working the phones, their computers and their contacts to help Vinny dig up information for clients. Also helping to track down cheating spouses or corrupt business partners is Vinny’s team of “angels.” They’re always ready to conduct surveillance or collect evidence from all kinds of shady characters. Crashing upscale parties aboard yachts, busting jewel thieves; Vinny will do whatever it takes. It’s not always easy being the First Family of New York private investigators. Real cases. Real fun.

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PARCOL'S ANGELS
Beautiful women who go undercover for Vinny and are sort of like Charlie's Angels with exotic accents.

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PARCO'S "OFFICE"
Much of the investigative planning in “Parco P.I.” takes place over Italian dinners at Belvedere Trattoria, located at 165 Lexington Avenue in New York City. Dino Kosic, a manager at the restaurant, says Vinny’s favorite dishes are a Caprese antipasto, veal with sliced mushrooms and a tiramisu desert.

The Cheating Accountant
The client, Mrs. Randazzo, comes to Vinny suspecting her husband of cheating. Through computer tracking by the family and surveillance by the investigation team, they find that Mr. Randazzo frequents a certain suspicious building after work that houses - among other things - an escort service. Suspecting that Mr. Randazzo is a client of the service, Vinny sends one of his best investigators, or one of his “girls”, in undercover to see if she can catch him in the act.

The Broke Yachtsman
Vinny is hired by a new client, Mr. Banks, who was conned out of almost a million dollars by a man named Michael Mantini. When Banks tried to get his money back, Mantini declared bankruptcy - and won - leaving Banks with nothing. However, Banks is convinced that Mantini is anything but broke. With the help of an informant and his “girls”, Vinny leads an investigative crusade to find Mantini’s hidden assets. But the office staff is so wrapped up in hosting their annual Halloween party that some of the staff—Vinny’s boys— slack off on their investigative responsibilities, throwing a wrench in the Mantini case and forcing Vinny and the “girls” to come up with a new plan.

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http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/parco/index.html

The guys name is Parco and he lives in New York. I think it may be a series like Dog the Bounty Hunter but he is a P.I. I think he may work with his family like The Dog does.

I hope it's a good show-

Stephen K.

*snip* Infidelity, it turns out, is seasonal. It dwindles around the December holidays, as errant spouses retreat to the comforts of hearth and family. Among other things, that means a dip in business for private investigators, who are often called on to track the movements of illicit lovers.

today ,a friend of mine called me ,she was wandering when i would help her move some furniture for her.She was having some carpet installed ,she told me she had called them to ask and see when they were coming out and install the carpet,anyway,she had given them $900.00 to do the work .no response they shut there phone off,finally they contacted her ,told her they had a family problem in texas,and don't know if would have the time to do the work.i questiond her for any detailes ,igot the web site for the roc [registar of contractors] .i eventually contacted a relative ,i told them what was going on.He told me he had limited contact with his dad and brother ,he did manage to contact brother and told him some was trying to contact them ...i guess i have to wait to see what happens

From CNN - Closing arguments begin at Hollywood wiretap trial for Anthony Pellicano

Form the AP News:

[I]"Lawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals.

Officials acknowledge that the idea carries risks, but they say they have no choice because of huge budget gaps brought on by the slumping economy.

"If we don't find a way to better manage the population at the state prison, we will be forced to spend money to expand the state's prison system — money we don't have," said Jeff Neal, a spokesman for Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri.

At least eight states are considering freeing inmates or sending some convicts to rehabilitation programs instead of prison, according to an Associated Press analysis of legislative proposals. If adopted, the early release programs could save an estimated $450 million in California and Kentucky alone.

A Rhode Island proposal would allow inmates to deduct up to 12 days from their sentence for every month they follow rules and work in prison. Even some violent offenders would be eligible but not those serving life sentences.

A plan in Mississippi would offer early parole for people convicted of selling marijuana or prescription drugs. New Jersey, South Carolina and Vermont are considering funneling drug-addicted inmates into treatment, which is cheaper than prison.

The prospect of financial savings offers little comfort to Tori-Lynn Heaton, a police officer in a suburb of Providence whose ex-husband went to prison for beating her. He has already finished his prison term, but would have been eligible for early release under the current proposal.

"You're talking about victim safety. You're talking about community member safety," she said. "You can't balance the budget on the backs of victims of crimes."

But prisons "are one of the most expensive parts of the criminal-justice system," said Alison Lawrence, who studies corrections policy for the National Conference of State Legislatures. "That's where they look to first to cut down some of those costs."

Rhode Island Corrections Director A.T. Wall was not sure how many prisoners could be freed early. The payoff for doing so may be relatively small: less than $1 million for the first fiscal year, although that figure would increase over time.

In California, where lawmakers have taken steps to cut a $16 billion budget deficit in half by summer, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed saving $400 million by releasing more than 22,000 inmates who had less than 20 months remaining on their sentences. Violent and sex offenders would not be eligible.

Laying off prison guards and making it more difficult to send parole violators back to state prison would account for part of the savings.

Law enforcement officials and Republican lawmakers immediately criticized Schwarzenegger's proposal, which would apply to car thieves, forgers, drunken drivers and some drug dealers. Some would never serve prison time because the standard sentence for those crimes is 20 months or less.

"To open the prison door and release prisoners back into communities is merely placing a state burden onto local governments and will ultimately jeopardize safety in communities," said Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, who could see 1,800 inmates released in his area.

In Kentucky, which faces a $1.3 billion deficit, lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday to grant early release to some prisoners. Initial estimates were that the plan could affect as many as 2,000 inmates and save nearly $50 million.

If the governor signs the bill, the exact number of prisoners would be determined by prison officials. Violent convicts and sexual offenders would be exempt.

Gov. Steve Beshear has said Kentucky must review its policies after the state's inmate population jumped 12 percent last year — the largest increase in the nation.

Kentucky spends more than $18,600 to house one inmate for a year, or roughly $51 a day. In California, each inmate costs an average of $46,104 to incarcerate.

The prison budget in Mississippi has nearly tripled since stricter sentencing laws took effect in 1994.

To curb spending, lawmakers have offered a bill to make about 7,000 drug offenders in prison eligible for parole. A second proposal would allow the parole board to release inmates convicted of selling marijuana and prescription drugs after serving just a quarter of their sentences. Currently, they must serve 85 percent of their terms before release.

Michigan is trying to speed up the parole process for about 3,500 inmates who were convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual offenses, or who are seriously ill.

Barbara Sampson, chairwoman of the Michigan Parole Board, said early release often makes sense, especially for low-risk offenders who get help rebuilding their lives.

"Getting that prisoner back to the community so that he can stay connected to his family, getting him back into the work force ... that's a positive thing," she said.

But not everyone is sold on the idea.

"Economics cannot be the engine that drives the train of public safety," said Terrence Jungel, executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association. "Government has no greater responsibility than the protection of its citizens." [/I]

Jury Duty S-c-a-m
This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado. This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

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3 Year Old Murdered 35 Years Ago.
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From the AP & the Daily Herald:

2 facing charges in 1969 death

By Kimbriell Kelly Daily Herald Staff Writer

A Lakemoor man and former Crystal Lake woman are in court today in California and Wisconsin on charges they murdered a toddler 35 years ago before leaving the West Coast for Illinois.

James Michael Kent, 62, was taken into custody Wednesday after he appeared in Lake County court in Mundelein for a traffic ticket for driving with a suspended license. Kent is charged with murdering his ex-wife's 3-year-old daughter, Michelle Pulsifer, in 1969.

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Donna Pulsifer Kent Prentice, 57, who has since remarried, was arrested at her home Friday in the southwest Wisconsin town of Genoa. She also is accused of killing the child before leaving California and relocating to McHenry County.

The pair, according to published reports, split while living in Illinois in the early 1970s. Each could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of Michelle's murder.

The case sat dormant until a private investigator took it on in 2001 at the behest of Ann Friedman, a multimillionaire married to Michelle's late uncle. She wanted to get to the bottom of Michelle's disappearance and paid an agency upward of $50,000 to solve the mystery, according to articles published in the Orange County (Calif.) Register newspaper.

The agency worked the case for two years, starting in 2001, before turning their findings over to the Orange County District Attorney's office.

After further investigation by California authorities, arrest warrants were issued for Prentice and Kent.

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FORLORN SEARCH: Richard Pulsifer Sr., 57, now a karate instructor in Las Vegas, says he searched for his daughter over more than three decades and got no help from authorities in tracing her.
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The arrests ended a search for Michelle that her father, Richard Pulsifer Sr., said he launched in July 1969. That's when he arrived at his ex-wife's home one weekend to find her missing, along with their children, Michelle and 6-year-old Richard Pulsifer Jr.

Investigators say Donna Prentice and Kent killed the girl, disposing of her body and fleeing their Huntington Beach home so they would never have to explain the girl's disappearance.

Richard Pulsifer Sr. said authorities told him at the time there was nothing they could do because his ex-wife had custody of the children.

"I tried to find Michelle but no one would help," said Pulsifer, who now lives in Las Vegas.

Richard Pulsifer Jr., who was reunited with his father years later, said his mother never answered his questions about Michelle's whereabouts. But he recalled the night Michelle burst into his room at the family's home and crawled under the covers, pleading with him to "please hide me."

"She sounded real scared," said the younger Pulsifer, now 41. "And then my mom came into the room and got her."

"I never saw her again," he said.

No missing person's report was ever filed. Investigators said they still don't know if the child died or what might have happened to her body.

Reached at their Wisconsin home, Noble Prentice, Donna Prentice's husband of 11 years, said Kent admitted involvement and implicated Donna.

"Mike said that she is the one that did it and Mike got involved in it. I don't believe any of it," Noble Prentice said. "I've been with Donna almost 25 years. She's just the sweetest lady in the whole wide world."

Noble Prentice said Donna and Kent lived in Crystal Lake while they were in Illinois.

In Illinois, authorities say Prentice told her new neighbors that her 3-year-old daughter stayed behind in California with Kent's mother.

"I think it's hard to give up a 3-year-old child but (she) went to the grandmother for better things," said Noble Prentice. He said his wife told him Kent abused her and she did not want her daughter in that environment.

Donna Prentice told her side to investigators in January, though she was unable to explain why they never tried to retrieve Michelle after Kent's mother died years later, said Ed Berakovich, an investigator for the district attorney's office in California.

Attempts to reach Kent's family Sunday were unsuccessful.

Kent, a truck driver who goes by the first name Mike, waived extradition and is being held on $1 million bail by the Orange County Sheriff's Department in the intake release center in Santa Ana, Calif. He is scheduled to appear in a California court today and is expected to be arraigned early this week.

Donna Prentice will appear before a judge today in Viroqua, Wis., for a bail bond hearing, said Noble Prentice.

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[CENTER]What activists don’t know can hurt them:
[SIZE="4"]May police now arrest people for refusing to identify themselves?[/SIZE]
By Jennifer Van Bergen
21 July 2004[/CENTER]

The following article was contributed to the WSWS by Jennifer Van Bergen, the author of the upcoming book, The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for America. She has been an adjunct faculty member of the New School for Social Research in NYC since 1993 and lectures on the antiterrorism laws and the Constitution.

Several days ago, three persons stood on a street corner in a suburban area of the United States, exercising their rights to assemble and express themselves in their opposition to the American invasion, occupation, and corporatization of Iraq. The group has been holding protests since early last year and has often demonstrated in public areas, including the one they were in this time, in front of the County Courthouse.

But this time was not the same as the other times. This time was a little different. A police officer came over and asked them what they were doing. Three people standing there with signs and clearly marked t-shirts showing their anti-war views. One of the three pointed to her t-shirt, which said the name of the peace group to which she belonged.

The officer asked for identification. Only one of the three had I.D., and the police officer asked that person to come with him. The remaining two immediately objected that they did not want to be separated from each other. The officer insisted, and one of the protesters said, “Officer, there is a First Amendment: we have a First Amendment right to stand here and protest!” to which the officer replied, “There is also such a thing as police business!” and he took the third person with I.D. away to question her.

The story has a relatively happy ending. The officer questioned the person with I.D. and left the protesters alone thereafter, perhaps because that person was an attorney who showed the officer her bar card. But the protesters felt harassed. This had never happened before. The group regularly protested, and the police knew them by now. This event seemed to signal trouble for peaceful protesters. They wondered whether surveillance and harassment of activist groups were on the rise.

Particularly since the November 2003 Miami FTAA demonstrations, such concerns are hardly idle ones. Hundreds of peaceful protesters were arrested without having violated any law and were treated with brutality and indifference to their behavior, their rights and even their health. A few protesters received permanent physical injuries because of unprovoked police brutality. The police declared the “Miami Model” the new blueprint for homeland security.

Some local peace groups have reason to believe they have been infiltrated and monitored by the FBI or have had undercover agents in the audience at their forums or town meetings. With activists around the country being subpoenaed and/or indicted by grand juries, with a well-known environmental group, Greenpeace, which carries out peaceful protest activities, having been indicted (albeit subsequently the case was dismissed), with an activist defense attorney having been charged with supporting terrorism (the initial charges were thrown out, she was re-indicted, and her trial is occurring as I write), with the FBI admitting that it is monitoring even places of religious worship, peaceful activists and protesters have good reason to be concerned.

What the three anti-war demonstrators on that street corner didn’t know was that the Supreme Court just issued a decision that could have a monumental effect on the rights and freedoms of activists and dissenters. This decision appears to have been the basis for the officer asking the protesters to provide identification.

Under previous Supreme Court law, individuals did not need to identify themselves to police. The ACLU has a brochure called “Know Your Rights,” in which it informs readers that “you do not need to answer any questions if you are detained or arrested” on the street. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) also has a “Know Your Rights” brochure. It states: “The Right to Remain Silent. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives every person the right not to answer questions asked by a police officer or government agent.”

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Father Fires Shots In Air To Scare Man:

Police said reports of shots fired last Friday turned out to be a father firing a gun into the air to scare off what he believed was a man stalking his daughter, the Fergus Falls Daily Journal reported.

Authorities said the alleged stalker was actually a private investigator hired for a worker's compensation investigation, the newspaper reported.

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who pretend to hire private investigators and
other operatives to handle their mystery shopping
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From the Chicago Tribune:

Here's an offer you should refuse:
`Secret shopper' letter isn't what it appears to be, authorities say

By Jeff Coen
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 4, 2007

"The letter offers one of those jobs people fantasize about: getting paid to shop undercover and then report on the service.

But the invitation to become a secret shopper isn't what it appears. Authorities in the U.S. and Canada say it's one of the latest clever swindles designed to lure the unsuspecting into depositing a bogus check and wiring money from their account back to the scammers.

The offer from an organization calling itself "The Shopping Group" appears with well-known corporate logos along the bottom of the first page, including Target and Wal-Mart. Among those who received it in the Chicago area in recent weeks was an Illinois Appellate Court judge who didn't fall for it, investigators with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said.

"Congratulations!" the notice begins, informing recipients that they have been recommended for the job by a relative.

And the first "probational training assignment" seems easy enough. Just deposit the enclosed check for $2,900 in the bank, pocket the $400 from that deposit and wire the rest back to The Shopping Group. As the shoppers are wiring the money, they're instructed to use the enclosed form to rate the courteousness and professionalism of employees at the MoneyGram location chosen to complete the mission.

"The aim of this training assignment will be to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and customer service of that particular [MoneyGram] location," the letter says.

"Have fun!" is the final direction.

Those unfortunate enough to be taken in by the ploy, however, will find themselves out more than $2,000 once they realize the check has bounced and they've already wired money from their bank account.

"This is a pretty good one," U.S. Postal Inspector Michael Carroll said of the scheme. "People will fall for it."

Investigators with the Postal Inspection Service said contact information for the company can be traced to Canada, and efforts are under way to determine who is behind it. About 50 complaints have been made nationwide so far, Carroll said, including a handful in the Chicago area.

Carroll said investigators are attempting to determine if those running the s-c-a-m-s have taken on the name of a legitimate company. Calls to a Las Vegas marketing firm mentioned on a Web site listed in the materials were not returned.

Police with the Waterloo regional police in Ontario, Canada, said the organization calling itself The Shopping Group has been on their radar since the fall, when complaints first began filtering in.

"They've used a number of local addresses and phone numbers here in an attempt to suggest they are somehow legitimate," said Olaf Heinzel, public affairs coordinator with the police office.

The letter reported to postal inspectors in Chicago includes an address in Baltimore and a phone number. The Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland has issued a fraud report after receiving complaints from across the U.S.

"The Shopping Group has an unsatisfactory record of complaints alleging the use of counterfeit checks that have created severe overdrafts to the bank accounts of consumers who accept the company's offer of `work assignments,'" the bureau's report states. "The company has used the address of a private home and a non-existent address in Baltimore as their own addresses."

Calls to phone numbers listed for The Shopping Group in the U.S. and Canada were not returned Wednesday.

Cathy Rebuffoni, spokeswoman for MoneyGram, said the company does not use secret shopping services to rate its performance. Such s-c-a-m-s are always evolving, Rebuffoni said, and the company works with authorities to identify them and train employees to know what to look for.

She said the first rule is to know exactly whom you are wiring money to. "It's like sending cash," she said. "And once someone is there to pick it up, it's gone."

The mystery shopper scheme is just one of a variety of s-c-a-m-s that involve sending victims a bad check and having them wire money back from their bank account, investigators said. Many are believed to originate in Nigeria, they said.

In recent months check s-c-a-m-s have surfaced on Internet personal ad and job sites, where those seeking work are recruited. Some have fallen for "job offers" to work as a check-casher for what is purported to be a foreign company, authorities said.

The first check arrives with instructions for the victim to keep 10 percent of the total and wire the remaining funds back to the company. The check again is bad, Carroll said. In some instances scammers have taken an even more sinister approach, Carroll said, contacting victims on Internet sites such as myspace.com or responding to requests for roommates. They befriend their target first through e-mail and then eventually ask for a favor that involves cashing a bogus check and wiring money.

Many people fall for the scheme because they are getting money up front, Carroll said.

Representatives from banks and wire companies are expected in Chicago next week to talk about some of the latest fraud ploys, he said.

The Shopping Group trick may be among the most brazen in recent years, investigators said, with the scammers going so far as to send a code of business conduct and ethics along with materials that would-be victims receive.

If you feel you've been victimized, call postal inspectors in Chicago, or make a complaint at www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com.

[CENTER][SIZE="5"]UPDATE:
10-6-2006[/SIZE][/CENTER]

The previous post included a web site for NBC that is now dead.

However, Johnny posted a letter he received which includes a name and phone number.

If anyone has any CURRENT information on this, please POST it in this topic.

Copy of letter:

"Dear Private Investigators,

My name is Leah Warshawski, and I am working on a new television program called Private Investigators, which is being produced for NBC by Reveille Productions.

We have put together a team representing the nation's top private investigators who will take on the cases of people who need help but have hit a dead end, who don't know where else to turn, or who cannot afford to continue their search for justice. We will take on these cases pro bono.

We will be videotaping a 1-hour pilot for NBC in the weeks ahead and we are currently conducting a nationwide outreach for cases that our team of private investigators will take on pro bono. We are writing to you in the hope that you might be able to help us identify a case that is deserving of pro bono assistance. If you refer to us a case that we decide to investigate on-camera and actually use in the pilot, you will receive $1000.00 (One Thousand Dollars).

Specifically, we are looking for the following case types:

-Wrongful death involving questions of foul play
-Suicides believed to be homicides
-Disappearance where foul play is suspected
-Fugitives from justice involving homicide, murder, and con artists
-Parental Abductions (i.e. non-custodial abductions)

We are looking for cases in which an intensive investigative effort has a significant probability of helping to solve the case or, at least, to bring some form of resolution to it.

If you would like to refer a case to us, please email a brief description of the case to cases@ . . ..

Or call 1-800-652-0542 and ask for Leah. We will contact you if we have any additional questions.

Finally, if you could share this information with the members of your community, your professional associations, or your listservs, we would greatly appreciate it. If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Best Regards,

Leah Warshawski

Segment Producer
Private Investigators
cases@ . . .

ABOUT THE SHOW

Reveille Productions is currently conducting a nationwide search for the nation's finest private investigators for a new show on NBC.

Private Investigators is a documentary-style program that will feature private investigators that travel across the country each week to solve America's Cases.

Our P.I.s, the best in their field, will help Americans most in need: we will offer free investigative assistance to average people who do not have the awareness or ability to hire a private investigator. We will take on large and small cases.

WE WILL NOT RECREATE ANY CASES. In documentary style, we will follow our private investigators and watch their cases unfold in real time. We will tell the story through their eyes, words, and actions.

For many years, America's P.I.s have been misrepresented in the media. Private Investigators seeks to debunk the myths and show the reality of the day-to-day life of a private investigator on a case: the challenges, the intrigue, the intelligence-gathering, the persistence that is required, and on occasion, the frustration. In many cases, we hope, success; but sometimes there is failure, too. The result will be a first-hand look into the important role that private investigation plays in our society.

Earlier this week the First Criminal Court in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico dismissed all
criminal charges pending against Dog, Tim and Leland Chapman on the grounds
that the statute of limitations had expired. The order effectively cancelled all pending
charges. The ruling is, however, subject to appeal by the prosecution. If an appeal
is sought, it must be filed in Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday, August 8th.

Let's keep our fingers crossed......