Sorry, but I am DEFINITELY not the right person to try to help solve this problem! I laughed at the pictures of the little "sock theif"! How can any one get angry at such a cute, innocent looking little face! He didn't REALLY steal them. I bet he was just trying to CATCH the 'real' theif! He was probably taking the sock that you caught him with back to where it belonged! And the others that were hidden, well, he COULDN'T have been the one to do that! If he DID, it was only because he was trying to hide them from the 'real' theif!

As for the counters, don't you know that they belong to HIM, and anything you put on them for now is HIS? Your other kitties must have learned to be really generous if they actually let you use the counters, sink, etc., without investigating what you're using it for!

See, I TOLD you I'm NOT a good one to try to help you find a solution to your problem! I sure hope you can find something that works, though....

Deb