The arrest of the monkey who ate the last stash of bananas in the known universe came three weeks after the curator discovered the empty hold. It took that long to go through all the humans and animals on board the space ship and check their ordure.
It led to problems, of course. "I put it to you, Sir," said the lawyer appointed to the monkey, known as Deebo, "that my client cannot be held responsible for his actions."
"Nevertheless," argued the prosecution, "extinction of red listed species is punishable by permanent suspension."
And so Deebo was frozen slowly to liquid helium temperature and slotted into a bay on the silent prison craft that circled the planet.
It led to problems, of course. "I put it to you, Sir," said the lawyer appointed to the monkey, known as Deebo, "that my client cannot be held responsible for his actions."
"Nevertheless," argued the prosecution, "extinction of red listed species is punishable by permanent suspension."
And so Deebo was frozen slowly to liquid helium temperature and slotted into a bay on the silent prison craft that circled the planet.
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