Dave is the warden on a nature reserve when rare species of owl are protected. Lately, Dave has hired Mike to perform the day to day patrols, regularly checking areas where the rare birds are located. On this particular day, he comes across one Nikki Brooks, a snobbish, rich woman who thinks she can do whatever she likes because she has money. He knows from examining records for well-know egg thieves that this is not her first offense. She has been prosecuted before and simply bought her way out of trouble. She is confident that she can do so again, but she has reckoned without the likes of...

Dave is the warden on a nature reserve when rare species of owl are protected. Lately, Dave has hired Mike to perform the day to day patrols, regularly checking areas where the rare birds are located. On this particular day, he comes across one Nikki Brooks, a snobbish, rich woman who thinks she can do whatever she likes because she has money. He knows from examining records for well-know egg thieves that this is not her first offense. She has been prosecuted before and simply bought her way out of trouble. She is confident that she can do so again, but she has reckoned without the likes of Mike. He does not see things in quite the same legal manner as his boss. He believes people like Nikki need a different kind of punishment, that public humiliatiuon will hurt them far more than any financial penalty. He decides to put his theory to the test. He Nikki to remove her clothes, ignoring her attempts to bribe him. Once she is naked, he handcuffs her and takes her clothes, telling her that she can find her clothes and a key to the handcuffs when she reaches the park lodge, a long walk due east through the woods in bare feet. Nikki is furious, but since throwing a tantrum is not cutting any ice with this guy, she realizes she has no choice. She struggles through the trees, standing on sharp stones and patches on mud, making her manicured feet filthy. She hates it. Eventually, more by luck than anything, she stumbles across the park lodge. She hurries to the front door, expecting to find a key to the cuffs and a pile of her clothes, but there is nothing there. Nothing, that is, except a notice on the door stating, "Family Emergency. Back Tomorrow."