Britney Spears' latest trip to hospital was a meticulously planned police operation - with the star codenamed 'The Package'. Officials knew the troubled pop star was to be taken in for psychiatric evaluation and a specialist unit planned a motorcade to get her in safely.
Even the airspace above was closed off to protect Spears - and the motorcade stretched as long as a football field.
Throughout the operation, police and ambulancemen kept radio contact - with Britney referred to throughout as 'The Package'.
The decision to finally bring her in for evaluation was made after Britney confessed that she had been up since Saturday - meaning more than 100 hours without sleep.
Those involved in planning to take her in decided they had to act instantly before the star went off the rails even more spectacularly then ever before.
It was clear when she was last taken to hospital, following a stand-off with police at her home after she refused to hand-back her sons, that her parents Lynne and Jamie wanted her taken in to care.
"Something like this has been in the works since she was last taken to hospital," an insider said.
"The motorcade and everything was planned, it was already in the works to have them block off the road and airspace. It worked out perfectly.
"No one thought this would happen this soon, but it was clear if she stayed up for more than three days she'd have to get sent, since that could cause real damage.
"The last time she slept was Saturday."
The well-organized operation meant there were none of the chaotic and alarming scenes when she was stretchered out of her home in shackles the last time.
Insiders say Britney was also much calmer about the whole thing - even joking with those around her about it all.
Before the police arrived, her psychiatrist told her she was going back to the hospital and she offered no resistance.
"Is something wrong?" she asked, before making herself hot chocolate and waiting patiently.
But at one point she reportedly told her mum Lynne to "shut the hell up", and then sat on the floor and wrote notes to people who were there as they waited. When emergency personnel arrived, Brit went on the gurney without resistance.
"She's more comfortable this time," the insider said.
"She came into the waiting area, had a cigarette, made a joke about being there again.
"She'll be in there for at least 72 hours getting evaluated. She might even stay longer.
" But who knows what will happen. All we can hope for is that she gets better."
By Lee Brown, Jan 31 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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