murder. En route they stay at a small hotel, complete with racist landlord (Tim Barker) and a llama. Richie implies to the landlord's pretty daughter Susan (Cherie Lunghi) that he and John are musicians travelling with Earth, Wind & Fire. Although Richie is attracted to Susan, it is John's bed that Susan visits. John admits to Susan that he is actually an AWOL pilot with the United States Air Force. After leaving the hotel, Richie offers a lift to an American soldier named Curtis (Al Matthews) whose car has broken down and who needs a lift to a US base. Mindful of his AWOL status, John becomes increasingly agitated, particularly when Curtis insists that he and Richie join him for a beer inside the base. Curtis then invites them to perform a DJ gig in the soldiers' canteen. Richie is very excited to perform there, but cannot understand John's reluctance. Richie performs alone: during the gig, he takes to the stage as singer with the TAC Wing R&B Allstars, singing "Knock on Wood". Revitalised by the music, John begins to relax. Curtis invites volunteers to perform with the Allstars and Richie persuades John to join him on stage where the two sing "Drift Away" to rapturous applause, and reconcile. One of the soldiers recognizes John. John and Richie continue to Parkestone to discover that the two gangsters have arrived first and murdered the recipient. The gangsters threaten them with a sawn-off shotgun, but when Richie blunders into a nearby lever, they are plunged into a vat of grain and suffocate. The police arrive: Richie realizes that they have come for John when he sees military personnel getting out of the police car. John gets into the car without fuss, asking Richie to look after his records. Richie then discovers the plates that Kecks hid. The last scene occurs months later at the Military Detention Centre in Massachusetts, USA, where John has been detained. Having completed his sentence, he is astonished to find Richie is there. Richie is resplendent in white, and driving a very large American car. Astonished by the change in his friend's circumstances, John asks what has happened: Richie explains, enigmatically, that he was "left some money", and that they have a gig in Pasadena. John points out that Pasadena is 5000 miles away, so Richie replies that they had better get a move on. The car is