SMB Share Does Not Unmount Through Finder

I have a case where a particular user's home directory will not unmount through the Finder. It keeps complaining that the volume is in use although nothing is running or[apparently] accessing it. However, if I use 'sudo umount FRED$' the volume will unmount.
Any idea why this would occur or what to look for? Is there any way to isolate the lock handle the Finder is seeing?
Setup:
Windows 2003 SP1 Server
OS X 10.4.8
Repeatable with MacBook Pro, Powermac G5, Powerbook G4
MacBook Pro 17 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB RAM, 100GB 72K HD

Might be those irksome DOT files, (.trash, .DS_Store, etc.), or maybe even some Files with Resource Forks?

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