Billy Dee Williams & Harrison Ford Avert Arrest in Austin
Our Imperial probe droids have been busy scouring the star systems. According to sources at the Austin Herald, Billy Dee Williams and Harrison Ford were nearly busted by the South Austin Sheriff’s Office for an illegal game of sabacc at Wizard World Austin this weekend.
Apparently, Williams still hasn’t gotten over losing his baby, no, not the Millennium Falcon, but a classic, cherry red 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint that he treated himself to with his Empire Strikes Back proceeds back in 1980. Scuttlebutt is that Ford acquired the Falcon in a friendly game of poker a few years back, and each time he and Williams bump into each other, Ford gives his slick-talking friend a chance at winning her back.
Williams was milking a -17 when he drew a -6, just as Sergeant Patrick Delancy broke up their game. Delancy claimed that an anonymous tipster, who was cosplaying as a Jedi-cloaked Jar Jar Binks, was upset the actors wouldn’t let any fanboys in on their private game. So he betrayed the smugglers to the Empire . . . of Austin. We tried to get in touch with the Gungan traitor, but he deleted his IG account: DarthMoieMoie and no other information is known about his identity or whereabouts.
Luckily for the pair of card sharks, Sergeant Delancy is a huge fan of Star Wars and let them off with a warning about running illegal gambling in the city limits. Of course, it’s likely that Delancey was gifted some memorabilia to make the charges disappear like a wampa in a snow storm. But we can’t prove it.
Looks like the scruffy, scoundrel gets to keep both Falcons, until the next “friendly” game. So, be on the lookout at your next con, and please don’t womp rat them out!
