Show Stopper

We invited another couple to be our guests at an opera performance of

Since they were unfamiliar with the opera, I spent the taxi ride to the theatre unravelling the plot for them. The taxi’s arrival at the theatre coincided with my recounting of the climax. Before finishing, I handed over the fare to the driver and prepared to get out.

“Stop!” demanded the driver. “No one is leaving until I hear the end.”