Exception ex0 = null;

        try {
            /* We cannot synchronize (run_thread) here or the caller's
             * thread.wait( timeout ) cannot reaquire the lock and
             * return which would render the timeout effectively useless.
             */
            doConnect();
        } catch( Exception ex ) {
            ex0 = ex; // Defer to below where we're locked
            return;
        } finally {