james was invited to go to new york to help with the production. the fight was due to leave at 8.30 a.m. since he lived in dulwich,which is an hour's journey away from heathrow airport,he had to be at the airport about7.30 in the morning. he arranged for a taxi to pick him up at6:30,set his alarm for 5:45 a.m.,then went to sleep. unfortunately,he forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped soon after midnight.since the taxi driver had to work very late that night, he overslept,too.