diff --git a/goss-destroydeletedposts.rb b/goss-destroydeletedposts.rb
index 423a0fc..e11d765 100644
--- a/goss-destroydeletedposts.rb
+++ b/goss-destroydeletedposts.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- CleanUp Script
-# v0.4 Go back to simpler use of MySQL2
+# v0.5 We need to handle deletion of topic posts -- delete all posts in topic and then delete topic itself
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'active_record'
@@ -42,7 +42,26 @@ class GossamerForumsDestroyDeletedPosts < ImportScripts::Base
       nil
     end
   end
-  
+
+  # Define a method to delete all posts in a topic
+  def delete_all_posts_in_topic(topic_id)
+    posts = Post.where(topic_id: topic_id)
+    posts.each do |post|
+      puts "DELETE ALL POSTS --- DiscourseDeletedPosts: Deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
+      # post.destroy
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Define a method to delete a topic
+  def delete_topic(topic_id)
+    topic = Topic.find_by(id: topic_id)
+    if topic
+      puts "DELETE TOPIC --- DiscourseDeletedPosts: Deleting topic with id: #{topic_id}"
+      # topic.destroy
+    end
+  end
+
+
   # Define the method to delete posts based on the Gossamer Forums flag
   def destroy_deleted_posts_from_gossamer_with_user(username)
  
@@ -65,8 +84,18 @@ class GossamerForumsDestroyDeletedPosts < ImportScripts::Base
       post = find_post_by_custom_field(post_id)
   
       if post
-        puts "DestroyDeletedPosts: Mock-Deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
-        # post.destroy
+        # Check if this post is the topic post
+        if post.post_number == 1
+          topic_id = post.topic_id
+          # Delete all posts in the topic
+          delete_all_posts_in_topic(topic_id)
+          # Delete the topic itself
+          delete_topic(topic_id)
+        else
+          # If not the topic post, just delete the individual post
+          puts "DELETE POST --- DestroyDeletedPosts: Deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
+          # post.destroy
+        end
       end
     end
   end