Complaint

To begin with, Matthew and other tenants made a complaint to Sir Christopher, the landlord.

But they received no reply. Well, that should really be expected. Why should a nobleman soil his hands and care about the electric switch or toilet or television in one of his many houses?

Annoyed and disappointed, they wrote a letter to the Fire Services Department, stating that their main tenant - not being an electric engineer - was manipulating the electric supply and switch box of the apartment.

Alas, that's serious. The officials of the FSD came to see to the matter. As you would imagine, Peter protested vigorously. After all, it is a criminal offence if the allegation is substantiated, but there is a considerable grey zone in this area. What could be done by a layman and what calls for a trained engineer?

At the end of the day, FSD decided to set up an independent committee to investigate the case in full detail. (Discerning visitors may recognize this is the official way for bureaucrats to do away with responsibility.)

And, that marked the beginning of Matthew's nightmare - for Peter came to realize the tenants were setting plots behind him.