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when we walked into the airport it just

when we walked into the airport it just seemed very very what we were doing

seemed very very what we were doing

seemed very very what we were doing became very very real

and Robert said we’re late but we’ll

and Robert said we’re late but we’ll check in so they know we’re here and

check in so they know we’re here and

check in so they know we’re here and then we’ll separate I said okay so we

then we’ll separate I said okay so we

then we’ll separate I said okay so we found the check into the flight that we

found the check into the flight that we

found the check into the flight that we were that we were on there was nobody

were that we were on there was nobody

were that we were on there was nobody there because we were so late everybody

there because we were so late everybody

there because we were so late everybody who’d already booked onto that flight

who’d already booked onto that flight

who’d already booked onto that flight we’re already sitting on the plane

we’re already sitting on the plane

we’re already sitting on the plane Robert went up and he handed in his

Robert went up and he handed in his

Robert went up and he handed in his passport and his took it there’s only 20

passport and his took it there’s only 20

passport and his took it there’s only 20 minutes and these chaps in plane casual

minutes and these chaps in plane casual

minutes and these chaps in plane casual clothes appeared mr. Locke yeah oh they

clothes appeared mr. Locke yeah oh they

clothes appeared mr. Locke yeah oh they look really pleased to see him no mr.

look really pleased to see him no mr.

look really pleased to see him no mr. Locke mr. Locke good please come this

Locke mr. Locke good please come this

Locke mr. Locke good please come this way we’ve been waiting for you and I

way we’ve been waiting for you and I

way we’ve been waiting for you and I just assumed that they were holding the

just assumed that they were holding the

just assumed that they were holding the plane up for him because he booked a

plane up for him because he booked a

plane up for him because he booked a ticket and he was late so they were

ticket and he was late so they were

ticket and he was late so they were going to escort him quickly onto the

going to escort him quickly onto the

going to escort him quickly onto the plane and I couldn’t I thought I’ve

plane and I couldn’t I thought I’ve

plane and I couldn’t I thought I’ve never heard of such a thing of them

never heard of such a thing of them

never heard of such a thing of them somebody getting such VIP treatment and

somebody getting such VIP treatment and

somebody getting such VIP treatment and he’s not really a VIP but how come he’s

he’s not really a VIP but how come he’s

he’s not really a VIP but how come he’s getting the VIP treatment and not me and

getting the VIP treatment and not me and

getting the VIP treatment and not me and they asked me whether I was with him and

they asked me whether I was with him and

they asked me whether I was with him and they said are you with with Robert Locke

they said are you with with Robert Locke

they said are you with with Robert Locke and I said yes

and I said yes

and I said yes a little good then you come this way as

a little good then you come this way as

a little good then you come this way as well then played as well thank you very

well then played as well thank you very

well then played as well thank you very much and we all went trotting off

much and we all went trotting off

much and we all went trotting off together

we went all the way through the airport

we went all the way through the airport down this little corridor and into this

down this little corridor and into this

down this little corridor and into this little room

I didn’t quite know why we were there

I didn’t quite know why we were there and then all hell seemed to break loose

you kind of explain what you’re doing

you kind of explain what you’re doing was disoriented and I looked up to my

was disoriented and I looked up to my

was disoriented and I looked up to my left and there was a board covered in

left and there was a board covered in

left and there was a board covered in photographs and on the top of the board

photographs and on the top of the board

photographs and on the top of the board they’ve written custom seizures and that

they’ve written custom seizures and that

they’ve written custom seizures and that was the point at which I realized that

was the point at which I realized that

was the point at which I realized that these chaps from the chatty encounter

these chaps from the chatty encounter

these chaps from the chatty encounter were actually customers officers just a

were actually customers officers just a

were actually customers officers just a book they had received a tip-off about

book they had received a tip-off about

book they had received a tip-off about Robert and the top British Embassy had

Robert and the top British Embassy had

Robert and the top British Embassy had told tie customs to wait for him at the

told tie customs to wait for him at the

told tie customs to wait for him at the airport

airport

airport what do we have and with what and I just

what do we have and with what and I just

what do we have and with what and I just stood there thinking oh this is

stood there thinking oh this is

stood there thinking oh this is really bad news this is not supposed to

really bad news this is not supposed to

really bad news this is not supposed to be happiness is it can someone explain

be happiness is it can someone explain

be happiness is it can someone explain what’s going on I can speak English

what’s going on I can speak English

what’s going on I can speak English Russell is she about getting out reaches

Russell is she about getting out reaches

Russell is she about getting out reaches Keith I had a feeling in the morning

Keith I had a feeling in the morning

Keith I had a feeling in the morning that it was all going to go wrong and

that it was all going to go wrong and

that it was all going to go wrong and there lo and behold it was going all

there lo and behold it was going all

there lo and behold it was going all terribly wrong but nobody was interested

terribly wrong but nobody was interested

terribly wrong but nobody was interested in me or my bags or they didn’t take my

in me or my bags or they didn’t take my

in me or my bags or they didn’t take my shoes off or look in my belt or anything

shoes off or look in my belt or anything

shoes off or look in my belt or anything like that yeah this enemy

Robert was taken behind a screen and he

Robert was taken behind a screen and he came back and he said to Ruth

came back and he said to Ruth

came back and he said to Ruth I’ve just been x-rayed and I thought I

I’ve just been x-rayed and I thought I

I’ve just been x-rayed and I thought I mean that’s not a good sign

mean that’s not a good sign

mean that’s not a good sign and then Ruth was taken behind the

and then Ruth was taken behind the

and then Ruth was taken behind the screen and she said yeah I’ve just been

screen and she said yeah I’ve just been

screen and she said yeah I’ve just been x-rayed and I thought looks like if

x-rayed and I thought looks like if

x-rayed and I thought looks like if they’ve done to they’re going to do

they’ve done to they’re going to do

they’ve done to they’re going to do three even though they’re not searching

three even though they’re not searching

three even though they’re not searching my bags and then they didn’t search my

my bags and then they didn’t search my

my bags and then they didn’t search my bags they didn’t search me like I say

bags they didn’t search me like I say

bags they didn’t search me like I say nobody seemed to be very interested in

nobody seemed to be very interested in

nobody seemed to be very interested in me at all and then just at the end one

me at all and then just at the end one

me at all and then just at the end one of them said okay we need an x-ray from

of them said okay we need an x-ray from

of them said okay we need an x-ray from you as well did you marry off and come

you as well did you marry off and come

you as well did you marry off and come with me and of course then I did begin

with me and of course then I did begin

with me and of course then I did begin to panic because I thought there’s no

to panic because I thought there’s no

to panic because I thought there’s no way out of this at all

so they took an x-ray and then they said

so they took an x-ray and then they said you can take your bags and we can go now

you can take your bags and we can go now

you can take your bags and we can go now and we left I just assumed they haven’t

and we left I just assumed they haven’t

and we left I just assumed they haven’t showed up on the x-ray and I thought

showed up on the x-ray and I thought

showed up on the x-ray and I thought well gosh that was quite lucky wasn’t it

well gosh that was quite lucky wasn’t it

well gosh that was quite lucky wasn’t it um it obviously just hasn’t shown up and

um it obviously just hasn’t shown up and

um it obviously just hasn’t shown up and we’re okay they took us to the bureau

we’re okay they took us to the bureau

we’re okay they took us to the bureau DeShawn’s because we didn’t have any

DeShawn’s because we didn’t have any

DeShawn’s because we didn’t have any money

so we went and we changed money

so we went and we changed money one

the woman who was holding the plane up

the woman who was holding the plane up on the walkie-talkie said to me if you

on the walkie-talkie said to me if you

on the walkie-talkie said to me if you still need to go to the toilet there’s

still need to go to the toilet there’s

still need to go to the toilet there’s one just over there and you can go now

one just over there and you can go now

one just over there and you can go now if you want

are you sure yeah that’s fine I didn’t

are you sure yeah that’s fine I didn’t go to the toilet I could have got rid of

go to the toilet I could have got rid of

go to the toilet I could have got rid of what I had I could have got rid of the

what I had I could have got rid of the

what I had I could have got rid of the drugs I should have done I shouldn’t

drugs I should have done I shouldn’t

drugs I should have done I shouldn’t have done it in the first place

thanks very much I thought Robert will

thanks very much I thought Robert will be annoyed at me he’s bought the plane

be annoyed at me he’s bought the plane

be annoyed at me he’s bought the plane ticket

ticket

ticket then I’ll owe him money for the plane

then I’ll owe him money for the plane

then I’ll owe him money for the plane ticket so I just again I was thinking

ticket so I just again I was thinking

ticket so I just again I was thinking I’m just gonna do this so it’ll be okay

I’m just gonna do this so it’ll be okay

I’m just gonna do this so it’ll be okay so we changed our money and walked with

so we changed our money and walked with

so we changed our money and walked with this woman and she’s talking to the

this woman and she’s talking to the

this woman and she’s talking to the pilot and she’s telling the pilot we’re

pilot and she’s telling the pilot we’re

pilot and she’s telling the pilot we’re walking down such-and-such a runway and

walking down such-and-such a runway and

walking down such-and-such a runway and we’ll be there within 35 seconds and

we’ll be there within 35 seconds and

we’ll be there within 35 seconds and just as we were walking down this like a

just as we were walking down this like a

just as we were walking down this like a black ramp towards the gate and the

black ramp towards the gate and the

black ramp towards the gate and the plane two men ran up behind me and they

plane two men ran up behind me and they

plane two men ran up behind me and they just grabbed my bag my shoulder and

just grabbed my bag my shoulder and

just grabbed my bag my shoulder and dragged me back to the to the castle

dragged me back to the to the castle

dragged me back to the to the castle Jack we do