I just recieved a very interesting and informative email from Bill Ball, Henry Ball's son and co-designer of the rifle, regarding the sequence of events from the start of Bridges fall from grace to where he is now with his blackmail. However, as I respect Bill Ball now more than ever, I will not reprint the email here without his permission.

Let's just say that I'm not even going to bother wasting my time trying to wring any additional information from Bridges. The only way he could have committed professional suicide and more thoroughly as he did with this incident and his prior and subsequent actions is if he's have put his 10ML-II in his mouth for that one last shot.

Mike