Blocked request

G'day:
I need some help. I have a situation like this (ColdFusion 9.0.1):

request.findMe = "here";

function f(string request){
    // get the request scope
    writeDump(var=[request]); // blocker
    writeDump(var=[structGet("request")]); // blocker
}

f("blocker");

I need to insert some code at "// get the request scope" which creates a reference to the request scope that I can then reference later in the function. I cannot change any other code.

The above is not the real code, just a repro case that demonstrates the situation.

NB: I know the situation is less than ideal, codewise, but that is outwith my control.

Any ideas?

Update:
This is resolved. We took the approach that Sean suggests below. I'll update with more info later, but am flat out fixing a bug at the moment.

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Adam