I remember my first run-in with British police like it was yesterday.
It was the only day of my extended stay in London that I chose to not wear sunglasses.
The bystanders around the arena either seemed uninterested or already satisfied with their tickets in hand.
The outcome of our afternoon was now in the hands of some visibly wealthy Mongolians.
The best, I instantly shot back without a clue of knowing the correct answer.
The hangover was blocking my brain from computing what was going on.
I was going about the whole situation like it occurred multiple times in my life.
How lucky were we that a Mongolian fighter was going for gold?
Have I ever met a Mongolian before?
What were the odds?
At the time the only thing I could focus on was the math.
Im no mathematician but the numbers sounded too good to be true.
The Mongolian man pulled out his wallet and quickly shuffled through the bills.
He neatly folded the stack of British notes and asked me if it was enough.
My eyes were as vast as the Atlantic for the three seconds I flipped through the cash wad.
I was never a fast counter.
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, I slowly, and silently counted.
Then my view was interrupted.
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His face was unmoving like some kind of soulless robot.
Danny stood to about ten feet to my right but it felt like he was miles away.
I set myself up.
Do you have any idea what the penalty for illegally scalping tickets is?
He didnt wait for me to say no before answering his own question.
50,000 pounds or five years in prison.
My heart wasnt thumping out of my chest.
I wasnt about to breakdown and cry.
I just stood there, defeated.
Dude, I mumbled out of the side of my mouth and paused for dramatic effect.
There could have been hidden cameras for the American/British reality drama Locked Up Abroad somewhere.
My mom is going to be pissed.
Todd is a character you feel bad for but you know you really shouldnt.
Lets call it the Tony Soprano complex (May the late James Gandolfini RIP).
That dynamic, much likeThe Sopranosdid long ago, keeps viewers coming back.
I dont want to sound like a complete homer for the show.
Todd Margaret isnt perfect.
After a brief debate, the officer that questioned Danny approached us as RoboCop stood in the background.
you could either give the tickets away, he said.
I thought he was fucking with me.
Or you’re able to take the tickets, go into the arena and have a good time.
[2]
He was fucking with me, right?
The officer gave us no explaination on why he was letting us off.
We took the tickets and walked on in, dumbfounded in the best possible way.
Now I do, Al Michaels.
Now I do [3].
Before Todd leaves our screens forever, theres a did that really just happen?
Footnotes:
[1] Who knew Mongolians were so wealthy?
Or at least these ones were.
Hell, I know nothing about Mongolia.
They successfully gave away all those pounds to some other lucky bastard.
If we did get the money, our shopping spree was going to be atRiver Island.
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