Story time with the boss

Cautionary tale:

There are people in this world who get shot a surprising number of times before they make it to you. There are a huge number of different ways to approach numbering the wounds. The boss today told the very, very sad story of a shootout involving two officers and a suspect that resulted in a bunch of ricochet and, in essence, a bloody mess. In short, it was pretty hard to tell which bullet belonged to which wound and, well, he made the rookie mistake of trying to figure it out anyway rather than admitting that this was beyond normal human capacity and-- of course-- he ended up getting them swapped, which results in a very long and tedious de-pantsing in court (never pleasant) followed by a very long mourning period.

So, while you have to try your best, it's okay to admit defeat and dictate it as such. In fact, it beats the alternative by far.