Malik's ordeal began on the day he arrived at Kennedy Airport from South Africa. First, a gypsy cab driver fleeced him for $100 for a trip to the Sheraton on Duffield St. Then he walked into the lobby of the hotel around 10:30 a.m. and tried to check in. There was glitch in the system and he was delayed. In the meantime, he started flirting with the clerk.