...if you're a couple of psychopathic murders who just shot up a courthouse, it would probably be better to keep acting like that if your getaway cover story is that you're on your way to an Amway convention.
Cabbie: Amway Tale Didn't Wash
(CBS) When taxi driver Mike Wagers picked up a couple outside Cincinnati Wednesday, he had no idea authorities considered them armed and extremely dangerous.
He had no clue they were wanted in Tuesday's escape from, and fatal shooting of a guard at, a courthouse in Kingston, Tenn. And he had no way of knowing he was about to become a key player in their capture. [...]
"The cover story they gave me didn't really seem to wash too much," Wagers told The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith Thursday. "I mean, I could kinda see through that. But I had no indication that these guys were really dangerous or they were on the run."
They claimed they were heading to a sales conference of Amway, the household goods manufacturer. But, says Wagers, "They didn't strike me as the Amway type, because, to be honest, they weren't very pushy about their product. And I've dealt with (Amway salespeople) before. So that was my only real suspicion. [...]
Wait, now I need a cover story to ride in a cab?
"How ya doin, mac, I'm gonna need to inzpekt your papers. You're a Scotch artist? Good enough, where to?"
Posted by: skillzy at August 11, 2005 01:03 PMYou need a cover story only if you've done something wrong and are trying to hide that fact. It's not the law--just a handy suggestion. Just remember to make it believable. If you're posing as a Scotch artist, be sure to have a bottle of scotch with you. If you say you're an Amway salesman, extol the virtues of multi-level marketing. Loudly. And persistently.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 11, 2005 01:12 PM