that was where you first came into contact with nicholas ala hverdian? yes, so nicholas was a page. my interaction with him over those years was to say, "hello, how are you?" that's about it. church choir sings the next was, it was reported in the news media here that he had died. and i remembered him. and then i would say it was a few months after that story came out that i received a phone call. she said her name was, i believe, louise, that she was nicholas' wife... bells ring ..that he had died... ..and would i ever consider having a mass in his memory? and then as i was reflecting on that, i received a phone call from a detective in the rhode island state police who said, "father, i understand that you're having a memorial mass for nicholas alahverdian. he isn't really dead. he's faked his own death." also asked the detective, i said, "well, his wife, widow, called me." he said, "well, that's not the widow. "that was actually him." the priest wasn't the only one getting calls. i ended up getting contacted by his so—called wife, so... do you think it was a genuine woman on the o