13 - Knock'em Dead
“The second murder of someone connected with Knock ’Em Dead and the Drummond Theater was again front page news, as expected. But the press corps that had camped in front of the hotel earlier in the evening evidently had been called to cover bigger and better stories—bigger and better murders? Only a few stragglers were in front of the Westin when we climbed into a cab.
The scene on West Forty-fourth Street was a different matter. TV remote trucks were parked in front of the theater, their telesc...oping antennas jutting up like church spires, the religion of fast-breaking news. Reporters hurled questions at me as I exited the cab but I ignored them, answering only with a smile and wave of my hand. As we reached the front doors where two uniformed officers stood guard, a young woman asked, “Is it true you had a bodyguard brought in from Maine because you’re afraid for your life?”
I turned and faced her. “Of course not,” I said.
“Then who’s he?” she asked, indicating Wendell, wearing his green security guard’s uniform.MoreLess
The scene on West Forty-fourth Street was a different matter. TV remote trucks were parked in front of the theater, their telesc...oping antennas jutting up like church spires, the religion of fast-breaking news. Reporters hurled questions at me as I exited the cab but I ignored them, answering only with a smile and wave of my hand. As we reached the front doors where two uniformed officers stood guard, a young woman asked, “Is it true you had a bodyguard brought in from Maine because you’re afraid for your life?”
I turned and faced her. “Of course not,” I said.
“Then who’s he?” she asked, indicating Wendell, wearing his green security guard’s uniform.MoreLess
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