One morning, Thomas was running late. He raced into Brendam Docks, and biffed some Troublesome Trucks by accident.
Crates of bouncy balls broke open. The balls bounced everywhere!
"Who did that?" said Cranky.
"It wasn't me!" said Thomas nervously "It was...Geoffrey!"
Nobody had heard of an engine called Geoffrey. That was because Thomas had made him up!
News travelled fast, and soon everyone was asking Thomas about Geoffrey.
Thomas told Salty that Geoffrey was a Steamie. He told Porter that he was very big.
"What colour is Geoffrey?" asked Victor.
"Umm... Red!" said Thomas. Thomas' lie was getting bigger and bigger!
The Fat Controller wanted to meet Geoffrey. "He's very shy," said Thomas "He's hiding in Henry's Tunnel!"
The Fat Controller hopped in Percy to visit Geoffrey. Thomas was worried. He raced ahead to get there first.
In the tunnel, Thomas put on a very silly voice and pretended he was Geoffrey.
"Hello!" he called out to The Fat Controller "Sorry I can't come out, but I'm really, really shy, just like Thomas said!"
Just then, Spencer raced into the tunnel behind Thomas! "Look out!" he called.
Thomas steamed out of the tunnel, giving Spencer time to slow down without a big biff.
The Fat Controller was confused. "Thomas? Spencer?" he gasped "Where's Geoffrey?"
"There is no Geoffrey," wheeshed Thomas sadly "I made him up because I didn't want to get into trouble. I caused the accident at Brendam Docks."
"Accidents happen," said The Fat Controller "It's always best to tell the truth."
Thomas said sorry and began to puff off. Crash! Thomas had gone straight into some trucks!
"Oops, sorry!" giggled the little blue engine "That was my fault!"
Subtitles: Alexander Kvitblik
