Final Approach
“CST Kell Martinson was the only one on the planet who knew that Cynthia Elizabeth Collins was dead, and that fact was tearing him up. He had wasted most of Saturday afternoon pacing the floor and wondering what to do when Fred Sneadman called. His young legislative assistant had been working late on what was supposed to be a quiet Saturday afternoon.
“Senator? I’m sorry to bother you at the farm, but the phone hasn’t stopped ringing with media calls about Congressman Wilkins, and I can’t locate... Cynthia Collins.”
“The plane crash, you mean?”
“Yes sir. The media is determined to get your reaction. You know, because of your opposition to Wilkins.”
“I have no public reaction. Why are they calling me?”
“I think, Senator, that you’re pretty well considered Wilkins’s number-one detractor inside the Beltway.”
“That’s bullshit, Fred. The man was an insult to the process and I’ve said that, but I wasn’t out to get him.”
“They seem to think so, sir.”
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“Senator? I’m sorry to bother you at the farm, but the phone hasn’t stopped ringing with media calls about Congressman Wilkins, and I can’t locate... Cynthia Collins.”
“The plane crash, you mean?”
“Yes sir. The media is determined to get your reaction. You know, because of your opposition to Wilkins.”
“I have no public reaction. Why are they calling me?”
“I think, Senator, that you’re pretty well considered Wilkins’s number-one detractor inside the Beltway.”
“That’s bullshit, Fred. The man was an insult to the process and I’ve said that, but I wasn’t out to get him.”
“They seem to think so, sir.”
“Look …”MoreLess
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