AYOUNG man came on Idul Fitri recently. He introduced himself as a “servant of Allah”. He conveyed a brief message: “Your son is all right. Please pray for his safety.” Soon after this, the modestly clad and sparsely-bearded guest left.

The woman receiving the mystery guest was Masriyati, mother of Joko Pitono, 32. After the exposure of the Bali bombing network and the arrest of Abdul Aziz alias Imam Samudra, Joko Piton