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makes sense that Dimitros would try to get back at Caroline this way.”
    â€œMaybe Anna Dimitros figured that since Caroline destroyed her career, her best revenge would be to ruin Caroline’s career.”
    â€œBut I still don’t get how Dimitros could know Steve Hill,” Kyle said. “Or how she knew Bobby Rouse.”
    Nancy shrugged. “We’ll definitely have to do more investigating. But if Anna Dimitros was willing to let people die in her factory, maybe she was willing to kill Bobby Rouse to keep him from spilling the beans about her being responsible for the story framing Caroline.”
    The conversation was interrupted by a doorslamming shut. They looked up to see Hector stomping out of Caroline’s office.
    â€œHector, what is it?” Nancy asked.
    â€œI’ve been trying to get through to Sam Filanowski to ask him if he’ll speak out against these attacks on Caroline,” Hector replied. “He won’t even give me the time of day. I’m starting to think that what people are saying is true.”
    â€œWhat’s that?” Bess asked, dabbing at a spot of hot sauce on her shirt.
    â€œI guess you didn’t read the editorial page of the Morning Record,” he said. “One columnist commented on how strange it was that the mayor isn’t supporting Caroline when in the past he’s always sung her praises. The article said that by not supporting her, Filanowski is actually telling people they should vote for Gleason.”
    â€œBut that’s crazy!” Bess exclaimed. “The mayor isn’t supporting Gleason, either.”
    â€œBut the mayor doesn’t really know Gleason,” Hector explained. “Everyone assumed that Filanowski would come out for Caroline.”
    Nancy frowned. “Why would he turn his back on her?”
    â€œI’m not sure.” Hector threw up his hands. “A year or so ago, he lost a lot of money in a risky real estate deal, and Caroline was one of the only people he told. But since his heart attack several months ago, he’s become more and more distant. Now he won’t even talk to her on the phone!”
    â€œI wish we could just walk right into Filanowski’s office and ask him what the deal is,” Kyle remarked.
    Bess shook her head as she started collecting the food wrappers on the table. “It makes me sick that Brenda Carlton is the only person the mayor will talk to.”
    Nancy stared at her friend. “That’s it! Bess, you’re a genius!”
    â€œI am?” Bess asked, looking up in surprise.
    â€œYes,” Nancy replied, grinning. “I’d forgotten all about Brenda’s interview. Maybe there’s a way we can make it work for us. Hector, what’s Mayor Filanowski’s office number?”
    Hector, Bess, and Kyle gathered around as Nancy dialed the number Hector gave her. When the mayor’s secretary answered, Nancy tried to make her voice sound like Brenda’s. “Hello, this is Brenda Carlton, of Today’s Times .” In a teary voice, she explained that she’d made a horrible scheduling mistake and would it be possible to interview the mayor the following day instead of Friday? If not, she’d miss her deadline and lose her job. To Nancy’s relief, the secretary bought her story. She rescheduled the interview for the next morning.
    â€œTalk about sneaky,” Kyle said with a big grin. “I love it!”
    â€œWay to go!” Hector shook Nancy’s shoulder. “Maybe you can convince Filanowski to help Caroline out a little.”
    â€œI hope so,” Nancy told him. “In the meantime, I’m going to be busy. First, I want to go to Anna Dimitros’s and see what I can find out. And if there’s time before the debate, I’d like to take another crack at getting into Steve Hill’s house to look for evidence there.”
    After checking his watch, Kyle said