Billy Blood by Christopher Church
Author:Christopher Church
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-942267-18-8
Publisher: Dagmar Miura
Thursday
The ringing of his cell phone wrenched him awake. It was after nine, but just barely. He pulled it off the nightstand and squinted to see the number. It wasnât anyone he knew, but showed an 818 area codeâthe Valley. He debated for a second whether to ignore it, but curiosity overcame his grogginess, and he answered, âBraithwaite.â
âGood morning,â a woman said. âMy name is Megan, and Iâm calling from LAâs number-one mega news source.â She recited the call letters.
âIs that a TV station?â he asked, closing his eyes again and pulling the blankets up to his neck. âIâve never heard of it.â
âYes, you have,â she insisted. âWeâre number one.â
âWhat do you want, Megan?â
âIâm in the news department, and I have a few questions about your work on the Billy Blood attacks. Have your psychic powers revealed any evidence so far?â
âHow did you get this number?â he demanded.
âYouâre in the book,â she said.
âThatâs a lie,â he said, thinking quickly. Cell numbers didnât have a book, and his name had been too garbled in the news coverage for her to have tracked him down based on that. The only way she could have found his phone number was if Frey or Arko had given it to her.
âAnyway,â she said, âexactly what kind of techniques are you using in your investigation?â
âIâm not doing any interviews. Donât call this number again,â he said, hanging up before she could argue with him. He set his phone back on the nightstand and stretched, staying under the covers.
Frey really was exploiting every possibility to maximize his media coverage. A heads-up about the journalists would have been nice, but they must just assume over at Billy Blood that anyone would be thrilled to be entangled with the mediaâlike being handed a bouquet of flowers, a welcome delight that required no warning. Heâd dreamed about Frey last night, he remembered, although he hadnât been able to manipulate the dream. He pulled his notepad off the nightstand and read through what heâd written. He thought about Frey, his demeanor. Heâd only spoken to the guy once, and then heâd been handed off to Arko. It made sense, though, that a CEO wouldnât have time to deal with every subcontractor.
What had Peggy said yesterday? Publicly traded companies had to reveal more about their workings than private ones. He wanted to look into that. He steeled himself to face the cold of this absurdly early hour, finally rolling out of bed and quickly pulling on his clothes.
Ned was at his desk, dressed for a home-office day, when he poked his head in.
âBreakfast?â Mason asked.
âIâve eaten,â Ned said. âYouâre up early.â
âItâs crazy, I know. But things are heating upâthe circumstances demand sacrifice.â
Ned laughed. âYouâre really going above and beyond, getting up at nine thirty.â
âSo can you try to get me into Blue Hills? I want to see if I can catch Catherine before she leaves town.â
âI know just the guy to ask,â he said. âLet me call him.â
Mason went into the kitchen and made a pot of espresso, then ate some fruit with it, and made another pot.
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