Chris Finlayson seemed to be on top of things, last time Alf was chatting with him.
But obviously he was well and truly off his oats, or had a serious rush of blood to the head, or something.
And next thing we know, the Crown had dropped its civil lawsuit against the three wallies who caused more than $1 million in damage to a spy base in Marlborough.
Reports here and here tell us what has happened and give us some background.