besides, I've seen enough people go through nasty evil divorces to know what the shadows are capable of, and that's commonplace stuff. I prefer the "revelation" style shadows like you do, the "I have this piece of information that would destroy you if you only knew". I do the same thing, but without the mystique. I envy the mystique - I could never master that role. Too "Doc Brown" for it. Child custody/visitation battles contain some of the worst wickedness possible to mankind. Murder is a vacation in comparison. I've been lucky to avoid both.