John,
Just in case double check that you have SET DELETED ON for the current data session, maybe you set it in a different form/program and using it in a form with a private data session, or in an instance of a class based on session.
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges