When the Hagenaar had knocked him out of nowhere, he was almost knocked out. He had heard a bang, possibly from fireworks, but hadn’t seen anything. Frightened, he got back into his companion’s car and they drove off. The only one who could confirm Appie’s story is the man who was driving his car. But the Utrechter refuses to say who that was. The victim and his cousin say they do not know the driver.