It is the fourth time since 2011 that Spain's ambassador has been called in to explain his country's actions in a row about an artificial reef, which has led to delays at the border and disputes over vessels.
Many of the losing candidates have also been called in to explain their loss.
It is, however, told without any reconstructions or impersonations and neither Sidney Poitier nor Morgan Freeman was called in to deliver a rousing commentary explaining the man's contradictions, achievements and significance.
Crawford and others are called in to the station house to explain and the twists and turns of the plot are disclosed in flashback, a structural device which, far from lessening its impact, deepens the story and amplifies its surprises and ambushes.
The Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance keeps a tight rein on what can and cannot be displayed, and every gallery owner I met had a story about being called in to the ministry and asked to explain and subsequently remove the artworks on their walls.
After this further humiliation, her mother was called in and asked to explain the family's paltry offering.
In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Chris Doggett of Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity firm based in Moscow, explained how his company was called in by a large financial-services firm to double-check its network security.
One student explained that the occupation was called in the hope that 'we will provide impetus for the formation of an effective national student resistance to inequality within our universities.' In the occupiers first statement, they highlight their 'dismay' at the vice chancellor of Warwick, Nigel Thrift, taking a pay increase of £42,000, putting his annual salary at £316,000.
Where before ticket purchasers were obliged to call in to explain their special requirements, they can now easily book online using a personalized Access card.
