Notorious paedophile, rapist and murderer Oswald Danes parked his specially adapted 4×4 on Infirmary Street in Edinburgh, then laid in wait for victims. The four of us were the first to encounter him. As we walked up to the junction with South Bridge we spotted the vehicle. Its boot was open to reveal a huge black leather sofa that faced outwards. Then we heard Dane’s creepy call: “Who’d like to come for a nice ride in my car?” TPR and I took this as a signal to run away as fast as we could. We charged at top speed across the road towards Chambers Street, slipping and sliding a little because there was still snow on the ground. Our friends weren’t so quick off the mark. Thankfully they did eventually manage to escape, but only after a bloody fist-fight in the middle of the street.