Little Misunderstanding - Part II

The senator spoke quickly but calmly. “I’d first like to say that I’m very grateful for the friends and family that I have and that they have continued to stand by me in this time of trial. The accusations that are being thrown around are entirely, irrevocably false, hurtful and politically motivated. I’m sure that once the facts are completely examined that my innocence will be obvious to all.
It has saddened me to see how many organizations and new sources have blindly accepted these accusations as fact and reported as such. They are the ones who will be embarrassed when these actions are proven to be motivated by only the basest of human emotions.
I hope that all of you will continue to pay attention closely to the accusers in this affair and you will see that their motivation is obvious. Their intent is to drive a stake through the heart of all that I have strived to build in the name of good and for the benefit of my constituents.
I have nothing further to say on this matter at this time.
Thank you.”
He then took a path that (coupled with the security folk in close proximity) made a very quick path through the balance of my crew and past the crowd that had gathered in the street outside of the hotel.
A limousine cruised up as if on queue when he reached the street and he climbed in with no resistance from the crowd and was off to points unknown.
I spent the next twenty minutes in the lobby (much to the chagrin of the hotel staff) putting together some clips to act as synopsis and also some teaser clips for the lead-ins for both the six o’clock and eleven o’clock news shows.
We then packed up the gear and were making our departure when I was pulled aside by the one of the hotel security staff. He said “Hey, do you want some juicy gossip?”
“Only if I can substantiate it with some facts… Gossip is dangerous in my line of work.”
“The senator’s girl friend is still here. She’ll be coming down in a few minutes.”
“The senator’s girl friend…?” The senator, as we all knew, was married to the most prominent of families in New England. He had gained a tremendous amount of political clout by first gaining the support of the family’s patriarch and then by also marrying into money. That old blue blood type of money was the best in these very conservative political times.
“Okay, say I’m interested. Does this girlfriend have a name…?
“Oh yeah, I’m sure you’ve heard of Melissa Garrett.”
“Melissa Garrett the pop star?”
“The very one. She checked in last night which is why our good senator spent the night in this establishment. Why do you think he was in town this close to the holiday without the wife in tow?”