Iteration 1. There was no event.
Iteration 2. There was an event, but we joined the event database and the rule database, so the event must have obeyed the rules.
Iteration 3. There was an event that broke the rules but we weren't there.
Iteration 4: I join your denial to the 'they all lie, all the time' axiom and hey presto: truth!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
