ExSp33db1rd,
Your story remind me one of my late father, "Chef d'escale" for Air Afrique and UTA in the late 70's in Bangui, Central Africa Republic.
One day, he was arrested and rounded up to the "conseil des ministres" were they threatened him of jail for letting a DC-10 leave on time.
Not waiting for a notorious (and always late) local minister who had a trip to do in France.
My father was back on the job the following morning and the story goes that this particular minister made all his subsequent flights on time
Just to say that in those particular cases, when you close the door you just leave the scene behind.
The agent will be left there to deal heads on with whatever situation it provoked 