hear about the incident with the Vice President and the young girl.
“Have they identified the young girl’s body and returned it to her family?” asked Dana.
“Unfortunately not,” responded Dave. “Apparently she had no identification on her when they found her body, and from what we’ve been able to learn since my team’s return, is that the local Buenos Aires police have been quietly asked by our administration to close the case. So far it appears the Buenos Aires police are honoring the administration’s request.”
“It’s a pathetic shame and a despicable act,” said Dana.
“It’s just another example of the administration’s brazenness to do what it wants and when it wants to anyone who it sees fit,” replied Dave. “It is one more instance of their arrogance and disrespect for the individual and innocent. They truly only care and work for their own self-interests. They need to be stopped and I am hoping you can help Dana.”
“What would you like me to do?” asked Dana.
“I’d like to provide you with an edited copy of the video feed of the Vice President’s act and run with it,” responded Dave. “I want the citizens of this country and the world to see what our Vice President is all about.”
Dana stared back at Dave in deep thought debating in her mind if the ABO executives would allow this information to be released to the public. “I can talk to Jeff Kolosky,” replied Dana in a whisper. “He’s the Vice President of the ABO news division. I doubt he will run it, but I’ll give it a shot. I know he’s not always lock-step with ABO’s CEO and Board of Director’s political leanings on news programming, however, he values his position so I am not too optimistic. When can you send me the video?”
“I’ll have it shipped to you overnight. You should have the tape first thing Monday morning.”
“Okay, I’ll try to meet with Jeff Monday afternoon and discuss it with him.”
For the rest of the evening Dave and Dana enjoyed each other’s company over excellent wine and food, and reminisced about their old times together back at Stanford. Both tried to forget about the damning Vice President video for the rest of the night, as they each knew if it were to go public that their personal lives would change dramatically. It would surely stir up a political bee hive in Washington D.C., and most likely put their careers and lives at risk. Each left the restaurant that night with mixed emotions. Morally, Dana knew she had to make every attempt to expose the Vice President for what he was, an egomaniac monster and murderer. However, she knew in the process she’d put her career in jeopardy. Dave, on the other hand, feared the risk he was putting Dana in, and in some ways regretted having to do so. He knew that the administration would stop at nothing to protect its power base, and eliminating another political gadfly was just another day in the life of this corrupt group. But he also knew that Dana felt just as compelled as he was to expose this administration for what it was, and more importantly return the country back to its golden years.
Chapter 12 (March 2, 1:00pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time)
Dave was in deep thought as he cruised west at 38,000 feet and 400 knots back to Idaho in his Cessna Citation M2. He knew he was putting Dana’s job at risk by asking for her help in airing the video. Dimitris Barbas had a take-no-prisoners history when it came to anyone interfering with his progressive-liberal agenda. Many seasoned journalists at ABO had been summarily dismissed since Barbas took controlling interests in ABO five years earlier. In every case the dismissed journalist was
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