Seeing them respond in such a positive way reassured Michael's father and he too appeared more relaxed. The Jones's accepted Michael's apology but asked him to explain why he'd assaulted John. Mr Jones commented that John had told him he'd done nothing to provoke Michael in any way, but added that he wasn't naive enough to believe that John hadn't done anything at all Michael started by simply stating that John had wound him up but, when pressed, it transpired that John had been teasing Michael for many years regarding his weight.