A Second Knock at the Door Page #4

the ratings of the show.

Now, if that's true, host Charlie Crowe

may be in a bit of hot water.

We tried to speak to Mr. Crowe

following the broadcast,

but take a look

at what happened.

I didn't call him.

He called me, all right?

I've never met him.

I'm just an entertainer.

Now, if you'll please excuse me,

that's all I have to say about that.

- It's been a long night.

- Sir?

Mr. Crowe, are you gonna be

on the air tomorrow?

Do you have anything

to say to the family?

- Yeah?

- Hey, listen, Charlie.

You know, that thing

last night with the kid,

um, I really think this might be

the break that we need.

Our numbers are up this week.

I think people really respond

to this kind of real-life drama.

No, people think it's a stunt.

I had a reporter at the station

last night asking me about it.

I'll tell you what it is,

it's an opportunity.

And it's got a lot of people

talking about it.

Programmers think it's a good idea

and, actually, I think so, too,

if you go down to the hospital

and you talk to this kid.

- You know, meet him.

- No, no.

Oh, don't make me do that.

I'm not good with kids.

L... I mean, come on,

especially if he's nuts.

No, no, listen. You go down

to the hospital, okay?

You meet with the kid, you show

that the station is sympathetic,

and it's good PR, right?

Yeah, all right.

Good PR.

Hi, I'm looking

for a patient... Jeff Pyatt.

He was admitted here.

Oh, I'm sorry.

He's not here anymore.

He was transferred?

- He passed away in his sleep.

- He's dead?

- How did...

- We don't know yet.

They'll contact family

with the results after the autopsy.

You don't know how he died?

- Yeah?

- Hey, Charlie. Are you there?

Yeah.

The kid's dead, Tom.

They said he didn't

kill himself, though.

He didn't.

He died in his sleep just like

he said he was going to.

You're shitting me.

Do you know where

Camden College is?

Yeah, it's just off 127.

Why?

Oh, no, don't tell me.

I thought you said

the kid was just nuts.

Well, then why did he die?

Please, Charlie.

You know what?

You're gonna end up

in the dumpster, man.

I'm tellin...

At the time that he actually...

when you... what you...

pronounced dead,

yes, there was lots of people.

But when you actually say

it went down...

it's what we call, you know...

what they call coded...

nobody was there

at that moment.

There was nothing out of the ordinary

at his residence.

He seemed to be a healthy kid.

There is times that...

truly you say we missed that.

You know, I could name several...

of course, I won't...

but you think,

you know, this is...

we truly missed something,

but this time we did not.

I mean, this was not...

it was truly a mystery.

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