Ah yes, the BIG Boss. The trouble with that is that I have been advised by the former Director of the place NOT to contact him, unless the bully returns and not unless the bully continues to bully me. ME, not others.

That is just one person't advice, but she said that when folks went above her on the chain of command, without first consulting her, that it made her mad. So she is basically saying that I should be careful not to alienate the current Director, unless I absolutely have to.

Others have now also said that I should try to get my mind off of all this, staying active doing other things, focusing on my job and so on, and let it rest UNLESS the bully returns. However, my mind tends to hold onto this thing for dear life and not want to let it go. I am having a really tough time just sitting it out and waiting to see if the bully comes back or not, because I can see that he is "pulling strings" from behind the scenes and stirring up trouble by way of his friends, who are NOT letting it go.

They are asking questions in such a way that I am pretty sure he is behind the scenes instigating them to do so. The other target of his bullying has seen this also. We both feel like we are being blamed for his decision to leave. It is a very uncomfortable feeling. Basically, it is being doubly wronged. Once by the bully, and now by his "friends" (people he is using to "get" at us from behind the scenes).