That sucks! But you gotta go. One time my wife and I were with another couple at a New Years Eve concert, watching a few bands at the Oakland Coliseum. Right in the middle of Tower of Power performing, I got a page. Had to ask my friends to cut the concert short so I could be driven back to San Francisco to respond. I was responsible for fixing the Hall of Justice mainframe and getting it back online for the police department. Emergency Services and police waiting for the fix. A glitch caused by the date change to the new year. Wife understood my situation, I felt bad for our companions.
He worked the problem in ten minutes so it wasn’t nearly the bad deal you had.