Our Man in Europe/dave delacroix/"BLACK-BAG!" (One of Our Dudes is missing...)

Our Man in Europe/dave delacroix/"BLACKBAG!" (One of Our Dudes is Missing...)


Official Government Report: "One of OUR Dudes is Missing...)

Enquiry: "...Yadda-yadda-yadda..."Our Man" was in control of one of those Flying-thingies...?"
Question: "Aeroplane/Jet-thingy?"
Enquiry: "Exactly."
Answer: "No Sir. We don't THINK he was a qualified Pilot?"
Enquiry: " But it IS possible?"
Answer: "Possible? Certainly, Sir."
Enquiry: "And he COULD have been listening - on headphones - to SERGIO MENDEZ & BRAZIL   "66"  when he went off the RADAR?"
Answer: "Ditto, Minister. It's POSSIBLE. He was OUR Boy....from IPANEMA. The message was clear."
Enquiry: "Family?"
Answer: "Gal in Colorado."
Enquiry: "Does she know?"
Answer: The WOMAN...OR, the woman's CAT knows (named MOLLY). We intercepted a low-level E-MAIL signed with a CAT'S "PAW".."
Enquiry: "Is this CODE?"
Answer: "We think so."
Enquiry: "Wotchagonna-DO?"
Answer: "Commiserate and send a case of Kitty's "Finest-Feast".."
Enquiry: "Eminent. The CHINESE will NEVER get it!"
Silencio: (Neither will WE!)
Enquiry: "Was he Religious? Should we donate something to his "Persuasion"; the Catholic church?"
Answer: "I BELIEVE, Minister, he was quite devout?"
Enquiry: "DEVOUT!? -Not a fanatic, I hope?"
Answer: "He WORKED for us?"
Enquiry: "Point taken. But answer the question?"
Answer: "Minister? He belonged to/sent subscriptions to, the SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS, a Baptist congregation based in Louisville-Kentucky, USA...?"
Enquiry: "....Perfectly Noble. Send them some Gideons Bibles, courtesy of Her Majesty's Government...and $100."
Answer: "$100?..."
Enquiry: "The Congregation can mourn, then, perhaps afford a decent "Chinese "Take-Out"...?"
Answer: "Diplomatic Bag, Sir?"
Enquiry: "SHOW SOME RESPECT: "Black bag!" -One of Our Boys is missing."



c 2015/feb-15/davedelacroix/brescia-italia