Uh oh

A reader was kind enough to forward to us some new documents in Doc's bankruptcy case. We haven't had a lot of time yet to digest their full meaning, but after a cursory look it appears there is an active investigation into Doc's recent filing. We're particularly intrigued by this comment from the Chapter 7 court trustee:

On August 21, 2008, a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition was filed. On August 22, 2008, I was appointed Chapter 7 Trustee. The Section 341 meeting was conducted on September 19, 2008. At this time, I am awaiting certain financial documents for the purpose of investigating the possibility of recovery of assets in this case for the benefit of creditors. [Our emphasis]

"Recovery of assets"? As in, the ones that were not listed in his original filing (e.g. sailboats, metal detectors, coins (stolen or otherwise), diving gear)? We assume so. Normally bankruptcy filings are cut and dry affairs. But something is astir here, we're fairly certain.

Normally, decent people never wish hardships on a fellow human being, but in McManus's case, it's difficult not to desire ill will on the man. First of all, there's no doubt Doc (and his cretinous fellow creatures at HHI) would love to succeed in his mission to destroy Odyssey. He has absolutely zero regard for how this outcome would affect countless living, breathing people, including Odyssey's employees, their families, investors and fans of what the company is doing.

So when it comes to Dear old Doc, we think he's getting exactly what his karma dictates. And we think the unpleasantness level for him just ratcheted up a notch.

Stay tuned for more....

Caption: Doc roams a lonely field, unaware that expensive magnetometers can't uncover a good and decent character