172 Trouble In Warp Space by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

9 Webs of Intrigue

“You’re leaving the series?” Iola asked.

“Not that I know of,” Reid said, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

Frank reached over and clicked the link on the headline. “It says here that you’ve decided to move on because of creative differences,” he said.

Reid rolled his eyes and moaned. “That’s a death knell for an actor!” he said. “‘Creative differences’ always means an actor is difficult to work with. But I haven’t been difficult. I’ve given my all for this show.”

Claudia put her hand comfortingly on his shoulder. “Everyone knows that, Bruce,” she said.

“It also says that the fate of your character remains up in the air,” Joe added.

“It does,” Reid said, “but I read on a fan site that Captain Winter will be killed two episodes after the one we’re shooting now. Then Ensign Allura gets a field promotion and becomes captain for a while.”

“How can that be true?” Claudia asked. “I don’t think Sandy has two episodes done beyond this one. We both know she’s still sweating over rewrites on this episode.”

“But we also know she has a master plan for the series in her head,” Reid said. “If she is bumping my character off, she might have leaked the news to soften the blow—or put it up herself using a pseudonym.”

“Mr. Reid, I think you’re worrying for nothing,” Iola said. “How could they kill Captain Winter? He’s the emotional center of the show.”

“You know how this happened,” Reid said, ignoring Iola and pacing the trailer. “A lot of Web sites upload their news weeks in advance, and then the program displays it on the proper date. Sandy must have decided to write me out but hadn’t gotten around to telling me about it yet. The show’s ratings have been marginal. A stunt like this might perk them up.”

“Or it could be just a prank,” Joe said. He shot Frank a look that said, if it were a prank, he didn’t think it was very funny.

“O’Sullivan and Webb authorize everything that goes up on the site,” Reid said. “Sandy writes most of it herself. Why would the creator and head writer put it up on the site if it weren’t true?”

“Sandy doesn’t post everything herself,” Claudia said.

Reid sat down and put his head in his hands. “I need this job,” he said. “My last series tanked, and I really need Warp Space to fly. I’m not getting any younger, you know. And the rest of the actors around here are sharks—except for you, Claudia.”

“There’s an easy way to settle this,” Frank said. “Go to Sandy and ask her.”

“But what if it’s true?”

“Better to find out now than spend time anguishing over it,” Joe said.

Reid stood up and took a deep breath. “Yeah. You’re right.”

“That’s the old Captain Winter spirit!” Iola said, clapping him on the shoulder. He smiled at her.

“We’d better get back to the set,” Claudia said. “Webb’s probably having kittens by now. I’m in the next shot, too.”

“But I’m not,” Reid said. “I’ll find Sandy and talk to her.

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