Dialogue at the Border Midnight

US Customs Officer: What were you doing in Canada ?
AGLF: Visiting my sister.
USCO: Does she live there?
AGLF: Yes. She does.
USCO: (Scrolling through passport) Where did you get this?
AGLF: (Thinking he is asking about temp US visa) I came into JFK a week ago.
USCO: (This man is dumb -) No. The passport.
AGLF: In Uruguay.
USCO: What were you doing in Uruguay?
AGLF: I was working.
USCO: Doing what?
AGLF: Er… theatre –
USCO: Are you going back to Uruguay?
AGLF: No. I live in London now.

USCO checks his computer. This takes a minute or two. AGLF waits.
USCO, (Bald; specs; gun), hands AGLF back his passport

USCO: (Deadpan) Bye-bye.

AGLF returns to coach.