Chapter 71

“The question is,” Brian said, “can I use it? My boss wants to run it in four or five segments over several evenings.”

“Mason, Angela, what do you think?” Philip said.

“I don’t have a problem with it,” Angela said.

“Neither do I,” Mason said.

“Steve, are you and Roger okay with this?” I said.

“Yes, Sir,” Steve said. “We think it’s kind of cool.”

“Especially since we got in a plug for this summer’s car wash and the Jimmy Anderson Memorial Scholarship,” Roger said.

“Then I say go for it,” Philip said.

“Just one thing, Brian,” I said.

“What?”

“I want some assurance that what will be aired is pretty much what we just saw. It would be very easy for someone to chop it up a bit and place the boys in a bad light.”

“If you’re worried about any rampant homophobia at the station,” Brian said, “you needn’t be. I have total editorial control over this story, and more importantly, my boss backs me completely.”