ONE 18-HOUR FLIGHT LATER... PLUS AN EXTRA TWO-HOUR LAYOVER, AND AN UNNECESSARY CONNECTING FLIGHT IN A CRAMPED PROPELLER PLANE, NOT TO MENTION THE TOTALLY UNCALLED-FOR 45-MINUTE SEARCH FOR LUGGAGE...

SOLOMON: Okay, so was there a reason we didn't just look at the Dossier?

MCGURK: We thought it would save time?

SOLOMON: Well, we thought wrong. We're now on Honshu Island six hours later than we had planned. But just look at that Tokyo skyline!

MCGURK: Thank goodness we're done traveling. I must say, I've never watched 36 back-to-back episodes of the Japanese anime cartoon "Super Sumo" before. Is all that stuff true about them?

SOLOMON: It is true that sumo is thousands of years old. It is also true that the rikishi — the wrestlers — are the largest of all athletes. The heaviest one was almost 600 pounds!

MCGURK: But how about their ability to read minds, fly through the air, and always have the wind blowing their hair?

SOLOMON: Uh... no.