Brian was a regular guy - or so he thought- living a more or less uneventful life with a decent job and a small detached house that he had built for himself just outside the village three years ago. Although his surname was Pattinson, people would repeatedly spell it 'Patterson'. When he decided to change his name to Patterson, to avoid further confusion, he started to receive a series of threatening letters - obviously intended to some other 'Brian Patterson'. Over several weeks, the letters became increasingly threatening and frequent, although they did not seem to explain why. Brian sought advice from the local police. However, there seemed no explanation for the letters and the police admitted that they were baffled. Eventually Brian changed his name back to 'Pattinson'.