On The Road With Danny Concannon '04-'05 -- ? & DC

"Lost"

Episode: Liftoff

Maisy sat at her desk and heard Danny's phone line ring again. She looked away from the filing of her nails and toward Danny's door. She knew the person would hang up and call again. Maisy was always the curious sort and not knowing who was calling was killing her. She walked toward the door and looked in Danny's office. She looked inside and waited for the phone to ring again. After a few moments, she headed back to her desk, but halfway there, the phone rang again. Her head and eyes looked toward the phone at its first ring and she slowly made her way back toward the office. Maisy was a good girl, and she told herself to ignore it, like Danny had told her too, but the phone kept on ringing. It just kept on taunting her.

"This is Danny Concannon at the Washington Post. I will be out of the office until January 11th. But please leave a message and..." The message was broken as Maisy picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Maisy said into the phone.

"Ahh—hello." The female voice was startled and seemed regretful she had said anything at all. "Who is this?"

"This is Maisy, Danny's assistant can I help you?"

"Yes...I..."

"Hello?"

"I am trying to reach Mr. Concannon." CJ's voice was becoming very familiar to Maisy.

"He's not in?"

"Oh, well—I'll just." CJ tried to get off the phone. "No message, I can..."

"Is this CJ Cregg?"

There was a pause while CJ decided what she should do. She suddenly become calm and spoke the truth.

"Yes." CJ said in a soft voice. "I'm trying to reach Danny, do you know where he is?"

"Danny's out on the road. Can I take a message?" Maisy didn't know what to do.

"Any idea when he'll be back?"

"I... "Maisy looked around, not knowing what to do. "I...really don't know."

"Do you have a number where I can... . I just... I'd like to get in contact with him."

"I don't...I don't have that..." It hurt Maisy to admit this.

"I see." CJ didn't seem to believe an assistant wouldn't know where to find her boss.

"Believe me if I knew where he—I mean—If I could tell you..."

"He told you not to."

"No...no...I just—he wants to—I mean I know if he was here he'd want to talk to you—but he's a little outta touch right now."

"Danny Concannon, outta touch."

"I can have him call your office."

"No!..I mean, no...don't do that."

"He calls in sometimes. I can tell him you called."

"No, that's okay, it's not important."

"I think I kind of have to."

"Where is he?"

"Truthfully." She whispered into the phone. "I really wish I knew---I really wish I could tell you, Ms. Cregg."

"I see." She seemed down.

"No, don't think I'm blowing you off. Really, truly I'm not...I really don't know where he is and where to reach him---believe me..."

"You're his assistant and you don't know where he is and how to reach him."

Maisy took in a large breath. "I know it sounds crazy, but"

"Well..."

"Ms. Cregg---please don't hang up. I do know he would be truly----truly be upset if he missed your call."

"Good try, Maisy."

"No, I mean it."

"How long have you been with Danny?"

"About two years now---"

"You're the one who called all the flight schools for Danny."

"I do a lot of things for Danny." She said sweetly and innocently.

"You're a good assistant, Maisy." CJ could hear the loyalty in Maisy's voice.

"He helped me when no one else would. I owe him."

"Yeah, he has a tendency to do that." She paused."I need to go. Thank you."

"But he doesn't tell me everything."

"I'm sorry."

"But it doesn't mean I don't know it."

"I'm sorry?"

"Are you sure you don't want to leave a message?"

CJ paused, "Yeah."

"Okay--"

"Tell him..." She ran off for a moment. "Just tell him he was right." He paused. "Just tell him he was right." She paused. "He'll understand."

"Ms. Cregg."

"Yes?"

"I just want you to know that I think it's really great you're the chief of Staff."

"Thank you." CJ was touched.

"I mean it kind of came outta nowhere---but you are smart so it's not really that outta nowhere." She covered for herself. "But you know what I mean right?--And—as a woman... it feels good to know----you know---- you really make all us girls—well---you're a great role model. Makes me go, Hey if she can do that so I can---be smart and powerful---you know? You're like wonder woman." Maisy smiled and took in a breath, unsure she had made any sense at all.

"Yes, well... next time I jump into the invisible airplane I'll remember that."

"And anytime you wanna call back and listen to his voice—I promise not to pick up."

"I..." Flustered, CJ hung up the phone.

"Okay, maybe not what I should have said." She took the phone and hit her forehead with it. "Damn it, Maisy." She paused. "Oww." Maisy looked up at the heavens. "Danny! She called." You're not here and she called! She called!"