It???s a shame to help a very ill man out of his retirement, in order to metaphorically ???punch him in the face,??? or, perhaps, to metaphorically seduce him before punching him in the face, or, perhaps, to subject him to a sort of trial in which it???s he who is untrustworthy, and unbelievable, when all he has been is ill and subjected to the ongoing harassment of someone who is clearly not well