John would never have guessed the surprise awaiting him at The Leather Bottle - the on-trend restaurant and a favourite for lunch-time diners - even if he hadn't been battling dementia for the past five years.

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But his devoted wife was determined to try anything in her power to help him recall at least one of 'the good times' lost to him in the mists of time.

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The 'some thing' - or 'someone' - he was about to meet after some 50 years certainly would be a surprise - perhaps shocking him into remembering.

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Would her plan work and, if it did, could any of them anticipate - let alone cope with - the consequences?

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