rehearsed. he wouldn't give any information away at all. we didn't know he had the dog, but we didn't know he had the dog, but we didn't know that he didn't. as anyone who has lost their dog will know, if there is the slightest chance he might be able to get your dog back, you are going to take it. anyway, i will refer to him as the caller, i will refer to him as the caller, i will be careful how i refer to him, the caller rang back and my partner further questioned him, wanting to prove he had the dog. then he turned a little bit nasty and said, look, if you don't pay, if she has not been spayed, i will make thousands out of her, and if she has been spayed, i will use her as bait. the anxiety and distress multiplied somewhat. we made the decision to pay him. he gave as a bank account number and the sort code and name. we transferred the money and waited