Last Friday night there was some mischief afoot at the Vaudeville Café, and there was food to be had, so I decided to do some investigative reporting. This was the “Mystery of Flight 138” to Chicago, and I booked my “boarding passes” online beforehand, bringing my parents along for the ride. It was a good thing I made reservations—though not in my name, of course—because upon arrival the flight was completely booked up, with the majority of passes sold to a bunch of rowdy high school kids coming in as a large group …
After checking in an hour before the scheduled departure, which is standard at airports and the Vaudeville Café, I went through airport security with a couple of “police officers.”