Overdue Video | 逾期未还

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Without realizing it, I walked right into a police stakeout at my local Blockbuster.

When a young man stepped out the door, a group of officers pounced, cuffing him and hustling him into a squad car.

Seeing my astonished, frozen expression, one cop came over and said, "When they say the movie is due by noon the next day... they mean it!"

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