It seems incongruous that Khan would flash a photographer the "V" sign -- for victory -- as his boat was going down the rapids, weeks before he carried out a mass murder.
Late in the game, television pictures seemed to capture captain Steven Gerrard flashing what looked like a V-sign at referee Andre Marriner after the midfielder was booked but both Benitez and club officials have played it down.
They also were inflamed by the image of Mollah smiling at journalists and holding up two fingers in a "V" sign as he was led from the court, apparently in celebration of his avoiding the death penalty.
The zoo is also marking the mother lobsters with a "V" notch on their tails as a sign to fishermen, which lasts up to three years and should allow them a chance of greater breeding time.