BANGKOK - the thick white walls of the little fort are smudged and streaked with mold, doing little to keep out the racket and heavy fumes of passing traffic.

“But,”she begged, “if you'll just keep our little dog until we can find a way to get her to Fort Wayne, I give you my word we'll pay.

I've researched the building: I read up on it a little and closely watched how they did the Fort Knox robbery in "Die Hard with a Vengeance".