The day after his wife disappeared in a boating accident, a man answered his door to find a grim-faced policeman and one other waiting in the front yard.
"We're sorry, sir, but we have some information about your wife," said one of the officers. "Tell me! Did you find her?" he asked.
The constables looked at each other and one said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which would you like to hear first?"
Fearing the worst, the husband said, "Give me the bad news first."
The constable said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but early this morning we found your poor wife's body in the bay."
"Oh my God!" exclaimed the husband. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What could possibly be the good news?"
The constable continued, "When we pulled your late, departed wife up, she had 12 of the best-looking Atlantic lobsters that you have ever seen clinging to her. Haven't seen lobsters like that since the 1960's, and we feel you are entitled to a share in the catch."
Stunned, Mr. O’ Flynn demanded, "If that's the good news, then what's the really great news?"
The constable replied, "We're gonna pull her up again tomorrow."