When I left the Mystery Box at the doorstep of the house thought to be Baerbel Hartt’s, I walked away without a sense of closure. There was no pleasurable feeling, knowing that I’d done the right thing in the right way; what if she had moved and would never get her Christmas presents?

Today the feeling came in a wave; I received a lovely thank you card from Baerbel, and I immediately knew that the entire affair had drawn to a satisfactory close. How astute of her -or merely gracious! Either one is fine with me…

Thanks again to everyone who helped, and to Baerbel for putting the finishing touch to the story.