It is not necessary for there to be mental awareness by the claimant of their plight. In Meering v Grahame-White Aviation (1919) 122 LT 44 the claimant was asked to go to his boss's office which he did. He waited there quite happily without realising that his colleagues were outside the office door with instructions not to let the claimant leave because he was suspected of theft. Despite the fact that the claimant was unaware of his plight the court held that he had been falsely imprisoned.