Clean up operation after students riots

The speaker discusses being unexpectedly called in the night to come in the next morning on their day off. They mention listening to something new and describe a person being about 100 meters away. The speaker also talks about overriding something, possibly related to pudding, while listening.

What does the speaker think about the distance of the person they are referring to?

What does the speaker imply about their current situation with the pudding?