Bono last week confirmed a briefcase full of notes and lyrics which were stolen in 1981 have been returned. The case contained Bono's early work on their second album 'October'. After the briefcase went missing during a gig in Portland, all of Bono's preparation work on the band's second album was lost and he had to try to recreate the lyrics in the studio. The band have since described working on that album as their "worst recording experience", and some reckon the final album suffered because of the missing lyrics.
Last week Bono confirmed that the briefcase had been found almost immediately in the loft of a rented flat by one Cindy Harris. She didn't realise the case had been stolen until many years later - finally her friend Danielle Rheaume began the task of tracking down the band's management.