Elijah put a hand to his head and frowned. "OK, look. It seems like this Chéri? Was trying to protect 'Lory'." He glanced at her then at Ben. "When you came in to take her out. Look, this is simple."

He faced Ben. "You can't carry her out. She is an adult and legally allowed to work here. If you think something is illegal, you come to the station and make an official report so we can investigate. And if someone is trying to protect her, then get us. You don't want to cause a misunderstanding that can cause some sort of injury or make things worse."

He turned to the one who didn't speak English and searched his head for any words and stumbled with his minimum knowledge in French. "Sorry.. my .French.. is bad. Did you.. grab him.. to protect her?"