Time's up. With one vote, we have mattrom @8 and jimmyg @16, two votes, tyke @4, four votes, jono @9 and dorrien @19, five votes, chrise @2, spike @21, and paulh @20, nine votes, mathprof @5, eleven votes, mattrom @7, and with nineteen votes, our winner, paul @3, with his brilliant:
Army arrives in good time to take possession - but there’s nobody there! (5,4)
The prize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ory4Eg0eQms
Great entries. Thanks to all!