I almost missed my flight

So this is a first for me - I'm at RDU airport a full 2 hours before my flight. I roll up to the airport bar that is literally right next to my gate with 1:45 to spare. I have a beer. I am on my second beer (I have 1:35 minutes to spare). This lady rolls up next to me and starts yacking about her job - she sells MRI services to vets - kinda crazy. We start chatting about dogs and injuries - 2 things I'm well versed in. Next thing I know it's 5:02 - 13 minutes before my flight takes off. I quickly close my tab and run 20 feet to the gate - everyone is gone. The plane is still there but no one is attending the gate and all doors are shut. I roll over to the next gate that is loading people and ask someone to help me.

The guy gets on the computer and says I can take a flight that leaves in a couple hours to Newark.

Guy: "Newark is your final destination right?"
Me: "Delhi is my final destination guy."
Guy: "Oh s%&t - let me see what I can do."

Guy radios to the pilot of the plane, tells him the deal, and asks if they can re-open the airplane door. Pilot says no because that entails an additional 30 minutes of checks/balances and would cause everyone to potentially miss their connecting flights.

Guy checks out upcoming flights to India - I can go standby on a flight that leaves Monday night (5 days after I was supposed to leave!). Here is the best part - he tells me to hold on and disappears into the walkway you go down to get on the plane. He comes back and says for me to follow him.

Guy: "I bribed the maintenance guy to open the airplane door. We're just going to fudge the records!"

Me: ...can't even speak...

So that was it - I got here fine because that guy completely broke the law - welcome to India!