chollie

I don't know. He chose not to leave the bus and was on the opposite side of the bus from the door.

None of it made any sense. The origin and the intermediate stop were in two different states, so perhaps that had something to do with it. There's no reason for the bus driver to make a story like that up, particularly to a busload of pax he's just driven for hours with no problems.

I've always assumed it was some kind of VIPR exercise, something like the train station exit episode.

Both episodes are just a reminder of how far TSA can extend its reach if it wants to.