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on hold and called out to Cindy and asked her to check on it. In two minutes she had answers for him. He leaned back in his chair and tried to think.
    The letter had never left the courier’s office. It still sat, sealed and ready to go out, on the desk of the man who was supposed to bring it to him. When Cindy tried to get someone to tell them why Aedan had never gotten it, they replied that they were told to wait until tomorrow to deliver it. Not a week ago, but the day of the event. Someone didn’t want him to have any information on this.
    It’s in the papers that there is a debate, but no mention of who it might be with. And it might have been on the television, but as you know, we don’t watch much of it. He didn’t either and told Riordan what he’d only just found out. They’re making you look bad, and as a no-show, which I’m sure is what he’s hoping for, he’ll be able to bash you without you there to say differently.
    Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking as well. Do you suppose that the person setting this up, or me up, in this is someone that works for Ellison? Riordan said he’d count on that. I have to get ready. I mean, he’s going to throw questions at me and I need to have answers.
    I’m sure that you’ll do fine. Aedan wasn’t so sure. He wasn’t one to go into things without plenty of planning. Just write up what you want to say and be calm. Come over tonight and I’ll help you out if you want. But you’re going to do fine.
    After closing the connection with Riordan with the promise of going over after he saw to his guest, he picked up the phone to talk to Penelope. He wasn’t sure what to tell her about the mess up, so didn’t mention what he’d found out. He did, however, get the times and places that he was to be, and cut her off again. He started working on his platform as soon as he finished up the report for Mac.
    And now, here he was about to go on television for the first time in his adult life to talk to a man that he had no more respect for than he did the lowest form of scum. It had been a real eye-opener finding the things that Ellison had promised before in his campaign and just how little of it he’d done. Aedan had also come up with ideas of his own, things he was going to follow through on. Jobs for one. And that was in the works now.
    At ten minutes before the hour he was introduced to Dewey Ellison. He’d met the man before, talked to him about things that he’d been noticing around the town, and had been fobbed off like he had been about the debate. Ellison seemed genuinely surprised to see him there.
    “I wasn’t sure that you’d make it. Heard that you’ve been having a good old time getting your new house in order.” Aedan just smiled. He wasn’t going to get into that kind of debate with the man about where he lived. “Usually these things get a little heated. The people seem to like it when those running against me give them a good show. Are you up for that, young man?”
    “I’ve watched all your debates, Ellison. I’m sure that this one will be different.” He asked him how. “You can’t think I’m going to give you all my answers, do you?”
    “No, no. Not at all. Like I said, they like a good show and I try and give it to them. I saw your ad with the president. How much did it set you back to have the big guy endorse you? Either that or you had some big time dirt on him.” Ellison poked at him, like they’d shared a good joke. “You might want to share that with me when this is all over. Come on over to the governor’s mansion. I’ll show you around so you can see what you’ll be missing. It’s a lovely home, by the way. Maybe someday you’ll be able to stay there. After I’m done with it, anyway.”
    “You think?” Ellison just glared at him. “And it’s my understanding that we can live where we want, so long as there is security around. I think my house, which I believe is a little larger than the governor’s place, will do me