We'll never know if he was a hired gun, or just plain mental.
He's both. I think that's pretty clear.
THIS.
Parents: It's been said a thousand times, but it must be said again.
The Who is the perfect, canonical example of the people asking you to trust them to send goons at 2 AM to take your children from you.
No. Seriously. Put this one in the truth-stranger-than-fiction pile. And then read enough of the insanity as you dare, and then give your fifteen-year-old almost-dropout pot addict a nice, big hug.