Alison opened her eyes as the sun rays crept in through the curtains and caressed her face. her lips curled into a smile as she turned to her side. Her husband, William lay sleeping peacefully beside her. She ran her hand across his chest and gently brushed his lips with hers, waking him up.
Wiliam opened his eyes and gave his wife a cheerful smile.
"Is it morning already?" he asked as he stretched in bed.
"The sun is out, William looks how lovely the sunrise is here" she gushed as she pulled him to his feet and onto the balcony to watch the most beautiful sunrise he had ever seen.
Alison had never seen William so calm and relaxed, but she had never been so clm and relaxed either. They were both well respected professionals in England, and after they got married, they finally decided to go on a vacation/honeymoon together in Mexico. Wiliam had been reluctant to leave his work and travel, even if it was just for two weeks. Alison had spent months trying to persuade him to go with her. She finally won him over when she threatened to go alone.
From the moment they landed, both Alison and William realized how much they needed this vacation. The scenery was beautiful, the climate was completely different to what they were used to getting in England.
They had spent a week in Mexico and it had been a memorable trip for both of them. Alison was happy, and so was William. As they stood on the balcony, watching the sunrise, they heard a loud knock on the door.
They both exchanged glances, wondering who it could be that was interrupting such a beautiful moment.
"I'll go see who it is." William volunteered. "No sense in both of us missing it."
He walked to the door and before he could reach for the doorknob, the door swung open, hitting him in the face, and knocking him to the floor. Five uniformed men walked into the room. Before William could shake off his saze, two of the men restrained him and put handcuffs on him. Alison heard the crash and rushed into the room. She saw the uniformed men and stopped short. Her mind began to race.
"What's going on here?" William struggled to ask. He had a small cut on his eyebrow and it was dripping with blood. The sight of her bleeding husband alarmed alison. She quickly reverted to her professional self.
"Officers, we are British citizens here on vacation. You have no right to barge into our room and injure my husband." She stood in front of them, unwilling to budge.
Four of the officers walked around her and started to search the room. They appeared not to speak English, or care what she had to say. The fifth officer who looked like he was the superior stood and took out a cigarette.
"Relax madam, your husband was unfortunate to walk into a swinging door. It was just a small accident. As for why we're here. When it comes to drug smuggling, we have the right to enter anywhere we choose to perform a search. If we find nothing, then you will have our apologies and the hotel will move you to a better room." His words had a strange menace to them. He spoke calmly with his accent that showed English was not a first language for him.
Alison was shocked. Drugs were not a joking matter, and neither she nor william ever touched the stuff, not even recreationally. She looked at William who looked just as confused as she was.
One of the other officers came back to the leader and handed him a thick manila envelope. He said a few words in Spanish, turned and left.
The superior officer gave them both a menacing smirk and opened the envelope. His smirk turned into a wolfish grin as he confirmed the contents of the envelope.
"It would seem, Mr and Mrs Wesley, that your accommodations are going to change afterall."
Before Alison could say a word, her hands were cuffed behind her, and both husband and wife were dragged out of the hotel into a waiting police van.
"Stay calm, love. I'll call Barry, he'll come sort this mess out." He said, realizing the gravity of their situation. He knew he was not in England, and even if he was, drug charges were not taken lightly.
They arrived at the police station and both of them were taken to an interrogation room.
"I need to phone London and get my Lawyer." William said to the officer who brought them to the room.
"Gringo pendejo" he said with a scornful grin and walked out of the room.
"What's going on, William." Alison asked, fear overtaking her thoughts.
"I think we've been set up." William replied, struggling to understand their situation.
"who would do such a thing?" she asked.
"I don't know, but we'll find out soon enough."
The door swung open after what felt to Alison like hours and the Superior officer from earlier walked in.
"Mr and Mrs Wesley, I am sergeant Fernando Juan Carlos' ' he dragged a chair from under the table and sat facing them. "you two are facing some serious charges, and you will likely spend a decade in our luxurious jail."
The sarcasm in his voice was not lost on them.
"I need to call my lawyer." William said.
"That will not be necessary, Mr Wesley. Your lawyer is a British lawyer, and does not have jurisdiction here." Fernando ginned. "fear not, Mr Wesley. We have taken the liberty to appoint you a government lawyer to defend you here."
William's heart sanl. He knew he was completely at the Mexicans' mercy.
"My wife had nothing to do with this. I bought the tickets and made the reservation. She should be allowed to leave." His voice shook as he spoke.
"I don't know how things work in England, Mr Wesley, but here, she is to face the same charges as you."
Alison started to cry. "But that's not fair!" her voice rang through the room.
"That is the law." Fernando retorted, slamming his fists on the table in front of them.
Alison sobbed quietly. William was dumbfounded as he watched Fernando get to his feet and leave the room.
They waited in the room for quite some time before the door swung open again, and a man walked in, wearing an ill-fitting suit and a sleazy smile.
"Sorry I'm late, Mr and Mrs Wesley, I am Antonio Jose Donoso"he took his seat and placed a file on the table. "I am your lawyer."
Neither William nor Alison were at ease.
"Can you get us out of here, Mr Antonio?" William asked.
"Well, Mr Wesley, your charges are quite serious, and the Mexican law takes such charges very seriously. However, I have agreed that the officers retain your passports, so you can be granted bail. That should give us some breathing room to get this whole mess sorted out."
"thank you so much Mr Antonio." Wiliam said, relief washing over him. He was almost certain they were both going to be thrown in a cold dark Mexican prison that night.
Antonio signed the bail forms and they all walked out of the police station. Alison remained quiet, still suspicious how easy it was for Antonio to get them out.
"Someone important is waiting and eager to see you." Anotnio said as they got out into the main street. He gestured towards a car. I'll take you to him.
With nowhere else to go, they followed Antonio into the waiting car.
Antonio took them to what looked like a mansion with every bit of luxury money could buy.
They were ushered in through the main doors and taken to a room where clothes were laid out for both of them.
A few minutes later, a man walked in, from his look, they could tell he owned his house.
"Welcome, Mr, and Mrs Wesley." He said with a grin. "I apologise for any rough treatment you may have gotten. Please, these clothes are yours, I'll see you at the diner table in an hour." He turned to leave.
Willliam quickly spoke "thank you very much for your hospitality, Mr---"
"I am Don Alejandro Juan Miguel, but you can address me as El-Jefe" he left the room.
"Something is not right, William." Alison said, concerned.
"I know that, but we have to see where the plot leads, don't we?" William said with a grin.
They got dressed and headed for the dinner table, led by one of the many maids in the house.
They were served, and at the head of the table, was El-Jefe. They ate in silence as music played in the background. Neither William nor Alison had eaten anything all day, so dinner was a welcome sight for them.