@Peter

Thanks for clearing that up. It's just that when dealing with high voltage all the time one learns to appreciate that although current should be identical at all the points along the current path it can sometimes behave... well... let's say out of the ordinary depending on the polarity of one particular branch. Granted, this circuit doesn't have anything to do with spark gap capacitor discharges which do show anomalous readings in certain configurations but it never hurts to ask and make sure I got it right.