It was probably one of the most frightening experiences of my life to open the door of the flat I was staying in in the heart of Parnell and to see a man who I did not recognise standing at the top of the landing stairs in a very large villa, all by myself in the middle of Parnell. I recall running down the stairs and ending up on the main road just outside Auckland cathedral, where I worked, and having to ring the police at that time. They brought dogs to track the offender through the night and because of the rain and the wet night, they weren't able to track him.