Let's Talk Terror by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter

Nine

WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK after these messages,” Marcy said as a fearful stir swept through the studio. She fell back against the sofa, stunned. The murmur from the audience grew louder.

From behind the set, Lieutenant Dunne appeared, asking Dr. Helen to keep the caller on the line.

Brenda Fox, who was sitting on a stool off the set but in plain view of the audience, got to her feet instantly. “Folks, what we need now is quiet,” she told the crowd.

“Caller? Are you still there?” Dr. Helen asked, her voice firm and calm.

“Yes,” the electronically altered voice replied. “I’m still here.”

Nancy gripped George’s arm tightly. “I hope the police will be able to make a trace,” she said.

“Nancy, do you recognize the voice?” George asked.

“I can’t even tell if it’s a man or a woman,” Nancy said in frustration.

“You’re very angry, aren’t you? Obviously you want to talk about it, or you wouldn’t have called today,” the psychologist persisted. “I want to understand where your anger is coming from.”

“Marcy Robbins steps all over people. She doesn’t care who she hurts.”

At those words, Marcy leaned forward, shaking her head, dumbfounded.

“Marcy stepped all over you?” Dr. Helen asked, gently challenging the caller. “And now you want to get even? Is that it?”

“Yes, but like I said, I’m not the one she should be scared of,” the voice replied, its strange pitch rising.

“What you are saying is very serious,” Dr. Helen said. “I can tell you’re carrying around a heavy load. Won’t you feel better if you reveal yourself and this other person? Why should you burden yourself with all this?”

“I’ve said what I have to say,” the voice shouted now. “You can’t make me say more.”

With that the caller banged the receiver down. Lieutenant Dunne poked his head back in and nodded gratefully to Dr. Helen. Marcy sat up. “It was the same person who left me the message,” she said to Lieutenant Dunne.

“We’ll start taping again as soon as you’re ready, Marcy,” Nancy heard Brenda say to the host. “Take your time, but remember, we do have other callers waiting on the lines.” Then she turned to the audience. “Thanks for your cooperation, folks. Let’s not let that call ruin our show.”

Nancy tugged on George’s sleeve and stood up. “Let’s go find Lieutenant Dunne,” she said, passing to the aisle with George close behind.

Nancy and George made their way behind the set to where the studio connected with the Stern offices. Because of the police presence, Nancy guessed, the door was open. They found the lieutenant and a couple of his staff in Mr. Stern’s office, which now looked like a police command center.

Nancy and George were about to step inside when they heard the lieutenant say, “The call came from the lobby of a building right next door.”

He wasted no time hurrying out the door. “Girls!” he said, surprised to see them in the corridor.

“We heard what you said,” Nancy told him as he passed by her. “Can I come?”

“Sure,” he said, without stopping.

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