Deceive: 1
Tonight, NYsCene ventures out of its comfort zone to cover real breaking news: the funeral of magician Cameron Black. The Reporter pasted on a purposeful solemn expression and approached a group of dark-clothed people making their way up the wide steps. The cell phone was a badge of honour, ready to record every important detail. She brandished it before her, made sure the video caught their drawn faces, the redness of their eyes.
"Good afternoon," she greeted them. "I'm Kelsey Keeler of NYsCene, reporting on this sad occasion. So FBI Agent Kay Daniels, you were a close 'friend' of The Master of Deception, Cameron Black. That sounds like it might be a story in itself."
The FBI agent looked at her blankly for a minute before registering the cell phone. "No," she said. "What are you doing—"
The other FBI agent, whose name she couldn't quite remember (but that was ok, because he probably wasn't sleeping with the dead magician), stepped forward then. "You can't be here," he said, his voice hard. He wanted her gone and fast — she felt a surge of excitement. This was relevant journalism, tense and in-your-face. She gripped the phone like a shield.
"I'm here reporting on this important story," she said, impressed with how confident her voice sounded. How professional. The sad people blinked at her with their red eyes. She offered them a sympathetic smile before continuing: "Reports have it that Cameron Black died in a bizarre case of mistaken identity involving the New York mob and some nasty diamond smugglers. Agent Daniels, care to comment?"
Agent Daniels stared at her long enough that Kelsey was almost ready to repeat the question. Then the woman muttered, "No comment," and pushed past her, grim. The other people followed like a sad little flock. They disappeared into the church.
Alone, Kelsey cut the cell phone video and headed for the subway. She couldn't wait to get back to her office to take a look at the footage. This was going to be good.
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To be continued...
Note: this is a short start and I likely won't be updating for a couple of weeks as I'm currently in a hotel on vacation, typing on a dying IPAD. But one thing I am not forgetting to do is pester ABC daily about renewing our show! They have to start listening eventually...or someone does!