Woods, Stuart - Stone Barrington 11 - Two Dollar Bill by Woods Stuart

Author:Woods, Stuart [Woods, Stuart]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-11-26T16:58:05+00:00

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STONE WENT DOWN to his office and sat at his desk, wondering if there were anything he could do to short-circuit the mess he was in. Joan buzzed him.

"Yes?"

"There's somebody from Page Six at the New York Post on the phone for you. You want me to tell them to get lost?"

Worst thing he could do. "No, I'll take it." He picked up the phone, pressed the line one button and tried to sound bored. "Stone Barrington."

"Mr. Barrington, this is Henry Stead, Page Six at the Post."

"Good morning."

"Have you visited the Justice Department Web site this morning?"

"Are you kidding? Who visits the Justice Department Web site?"

"A number of our readers, as it happens. Our phone is ringing off the hook."

"What are you telling me? Have I been arrested and held without bail and deprived of legal counsel? I hadn't noticed."

"No, but there was a very interesting piece of video on the site this morning."

"I have a feeling you're going to tell me about it."

"Are you acquainted with a Tiffany Baldwin, who is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York?"

"What, is there more than one Tiffany Baldwin who is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York? Yes, I know Ms. Baldwin."

"Well, the video on the Web site features a woman who bears what some think is a striking resemblance to Ms. Baldwin."

"Mr. Stead, I have a busy morning ahead of me. Do you have a point?"

"Well the woman in the video is naked and is apparently having sex with a man underneath her whose face is not visible."

"Somehow, that doesn't sound like the U.S. Attorney I know."

"My question is, are you that man?"

"Mr. Stead, to the best of my knowledge, I have never been photographed having sex with anybody, let alone with the U.S. Attorney."

"To the best of your knowledge, maybe. Could you have been videotaped having sex with Ms. Baldwin without your knowledge?"

"Certainly not."

"So there has never been any video equipment present when you were having sex with Ms. Baldwin?"

"Mr. Stead, Ms. Baldwin has never been present when I was having sex. Are you beginning to get my drift?"

"Mr. Barrington, have you seen the video?"

"No, I have not. It doesn't sound like a lot of fun."

"So you think having sex with Tiffany Baldwin is not fun?"

"I would not be so ungallant as to characterize in that manner sex with a woman I have never had sex with."

"But you and Ms. Baldwin have been seen in public together, having dinner at Elaine's."

"Mr. Stead, it is a very large leap from dining at Elaine's to making sex videos for the Internet. Now you have my denial on record, and if you don't already have Ms. Baldwin's denial, I'm sure you soon will. Speaking as an attorney, I think you should consult with your newspaper's legal counsel before printing any preposterous nonsense."

"I will certainly do so, Mr. Barrington. Just one more question. Your mother was the painter, Matilda Stone, was she not?"

"Yes, all my life."

"Do you have a painting of hers hanging in your bedroom? Because one appears in the video.

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