half-opened box of 4x5 film?

[scarletbegonias]

Greetings, While traveling through security en route to Bulgaria, a TSA agent opened the first cover of a partially used box of tri-x 320, which prompted an emphatic reaction from me (obviously)! Should I trust this film or do I have a 4x5 paperwieght now? It's disappointing because this is not a commonly found item in BG. Any thoughts? Thanks for any input.

 

[bdial]

If the film was in the inner foil bag, it's probably fine. If the film was loose in the box you might have some fogging. In that case, process a sheet or two from the top of the innermost box, or shoot test exposures with them and see what happens.

 

[dwdmguy]

Did he / she open the black safe bag. Makes all the difference.