Mojo! You *DID* show up! Great!
No, you see, my unsuccessful screen-writer friend, it is a classic double-back 180-degree spinaround psyche-out. He wants you to THINK that's what he's doing, so when you write this, people will think O! So THAT'S what JimRob's up to then decide to write a check just to prove you wrong!
LOL! Had to do a double-take when I read that line!