Instead, I came to occupy a dizzying position as the only person to know the secret Williams had been harboring for almost two years.

The dizzying set of allegations in Jones’ 52-page lawsuit made clear that after terminating Abel on Aug. 21, Jones had Abel’s company-issued phone “forensically preserved and examined in detail.”

That day, he vowed to "crush" the rebels seizing territory with dizzying speed.

And while the immediate consequence of England's super Saturday is a significant step towards their first away series victory in two years, perhaps the lasting memory will be another milestone in Bethell's dizzying rise.

That dizzying array of fighters and patrons means what happens in Syria is unlikely to stay in Syria.