Top Down
“At this time of year, that was considered a heat wave by the locals of Kinderhook. Also, the sky was clear and sunny with no rain or any other weather on the horizon for the day—a monumental day for a former Secret Service agent and his family, no matter the result.
There were monumental possibilities for me, too, frankly. Confused feelings of guilt and anxiety were rising with the passing of every second, the speaking of every word.
I had been on the phone twice with Bernie Shapiro since my ar...rival at Kinderhook. “Okay, whattya got?” That’s how he started both of our conversations, as he did with almost every Tribune reporter, no matter his or her location or story. I often wondered if he said that when his wife or kids called: Whattya got, sweetheart? Whattya got, Bernie Junior?
“It’s coming together,” I said to Bernie, more or less, both times.
“A little more specific, please, Young Jack,” he answered, more or less, both times.
“Can’t talk now, Bernie. Sorry.”MoreLess
There were monumental possibilities for me, too, frankly. Confused feelings of guilt and anxiety were rising with the passing of every second, the speaking of every word.
I had been on the phone twice with Bernie Shapiro since my ar...rival at Kinderhook. “Okay, whattya got?” That’s how he started both of our conversations, as he did with almost every Tribune reporter, no matter his or her location or story. I often wondered if he said that when his wife or kids called: Whattya got, sweetheart? Whattya got, Bernie Junior?
“It’s coming together,” I said to Bernie, more or less, both times.
“A little more specific, please, Young Jack,” he answered, more or less, both times.
“Can’t talk now, Bernie. Sorry.”MoreLess
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