Most of the passengers on flight 673 from Spain were very concerned when they were told that, due to technical problems, their flight would not land at Heathrow as scheduled. Only Sharon and Lucy sighed with relief to know that instead the plane would land at a small obscure airfield in southern England. This turn of events, they assured each other would improve their chances of evading customs with the large amount of cigarettes and alcohol that they had packed into their suitcases.
The two girls were to be disappointed however, as within the hour they were standing, red-faced and nervous, in front of their open cases before a very stern looking customs officer. They were taken to a holding area and told to wait. Lucy however was not prepared to wait and she went up to a door marked Chief Inspector of Customs, knocked on the door and walked straight in.
A uniformed man looked up from behind a large desk before turning to his female assistant.
'Well Janet?' He said, raising an eyebrow and looking at the female officer. 'What's the story here? Who is this girl?'
'Two of them were in it together Sir but we think this one is the real culprit. Between them they had ten times the legal allowance.'
'It looks to me as if you are in very serious trouble young lady.' The man looked at her in a way that Lucy had often noticed men looking at her. With lust! What she also noticed was how similar he was, in size and shape to the female officer. Even sitting behind his desk, Jo could see he was short and overweight. His face was impassive as he clasped his podgy hands on the desk in front of him.
'So, you decided to test the effectiveness of Her majesty's customs and excise did you? What do you have to say for yourself?'
Jo was beginning to feel like a schoolgirl in the headmaster's office. 'It was just a bit of fun,' she began. 'We were just having a laugh.' She looked at the floor, her face hot with shame.
'Well it seems that you wanted to have a laugh at your country's expense and I don't think it's very funny. In fact, our policy is always to prosecute smugglers and if we can get them put into prison, so much the better.'
'We really are very sorry,' said Jo. 'We're ready to pay the duty or whatever.'
'Oh, you're going to pay all right. It's just a question of how.'
The man scratched his balding head as if contemplating a solution and Jo noticed a strange look pass between him and his assistant Janet.
'I can ask Janet to phone the police right now. Your friend won't get away with this either; both of you have broken the law so you are both equally guilty. I shall press for a custodial sentence of course; I think an example should be made.'
The customs Inspector watched the young girl closely as the full realisation of their foolishness, and the potential consequences sank in. His cock hardened in anticipation of the perverted pleasures in store for him.
I'll be expelled, thought Lucy and I'll lose my friends, my reputation - my god! She thought in horror, I'll lose everything. She looked at the officer and from his expression, he was clearly thinking about something else. As she studied him, it occurred to her that this most unattractive man was old enough to be her father.
'There is an alternative however,' the officer said slowly. He tapped the desk in front of him as if he were thinking through the solution. Then looking up he continued. 'You can accept punishment from me and we will leave the police out of it.'
'What sort of punishment?' Lucy ventured.
'Rest assured, that the punishment will fit the crime. Do we have an agreement?'