but if nerves was what it was , how come he felt this odd sleepiness stealing over himdodd because he should have been itchy , ditsy , feeling that urge to squirm and scratch that came before the actual shakes ; even if he had not been in henry 's `` cool turkey '' state , there was the fact that he was about to attempt bringing two pounds of coke through u.s. customs , a felony punishable by not less than ten years in federal prison , and he seemed to suddenly be having blackouts as well .