GOT to the bottom of our story about The Thing in the plastic bag yesterday.
There were apparently two items found on beaches at the weekend - one was a rotting durian, and the other was a human head.
A senior police source early yesterday morning told us the story of the second finding, the one that no doubt led to the strange rumours concerning the durian on Lamma at the weekend. Full details are in today's news pages.
Children playing on a beach at Discovery Bay on Saturday came across a skull. They asked their mother whether they could keep it.
Mum, like anyone whose child brings home someone's head, naturally said of course, dear, but wash your hands before dinner.
Mum decided to clean it and put it in a bucket of bleach for two days - after which she decided to call the police.
''She gave us the skull - by this time it was nice and white and shiny,'' said our policeman friend.