A NOTE WAS FOUND IN THE GALLEY. IT WAS INTERPRETED TO SAY 'SORRY; NO SURVIVORS.' IT WAS TREATED AS A THREAT.

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THE FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT A PAPER PLATE INTO THE COCKPIT WHICH SAID; 'SORRY NO SURVIVORS.' THE LAST WORD WAS WRITTEN IN CURSIVE AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE. WE CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND STARTED TRYING TO FIND OUT IF WE HAD A THREAT OR NOT. AFTER CONFERRING WITH OUR DEP STATION; MIA; AND GAINING FURTHER INFO ABOUT THE CATERER WHO PUT THE PLATES ON; THEY DECIDED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY OF A THREAT. WE CHKED THE GALLEYS; COCKPIT; AND LAVATORIES; BUT FOUND NOTHING SUSPICIOUS. AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A THREAT MIGHT HAVE EXISTED; OUR DISPATCH; TO KEEP THINGS DISCRETE; DECLARED AN EMER. WE LANDED IN DTW AND WERE MET BY POLICE AND A BOMB DOG. NO BOMB OR OTHER THREAT WAS FOUND. AS A FINAL NOTE; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CATERER PUTTING ON THE PLATES WAS NEW; OF SPANISH BACKGND; AND IN HASTE; HAD INTENDED TO WRITE 'SORRY NO NAPKINS;' BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER THE ENGLISH WORD FOR NAPKIN; AND INSTEAD; PUT THE SPANISH WORD 'SERVERIOS.' (MISCOM WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY IF WE HAD LET IT ESCALATE AND DONE AN EMER EVAC).