Shadow People Page #4

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oh, my gosh.

Well, I'll tell you what.

Details are very sketchy at this point.

We arrived just about

a half hour ago

and we're told that

the radio host here

took a call from someone

right around 17 years old,

and that person through

the course of the conversation

is heard firing a weapon.

We don't know if that person

fired a weapon,

we don't know if somebody else

in the room fired a weapon,

but a weapon was fired

live on the air.

He didn't kill himself.

He shot the wall.

His parents checked him

into a hospital.

Man, that had me freaked out.

Yeah, me, too.

He wants to take

your statement now.

Hi, Officer.

People are already speculating

that the call may have been a hoax

in an attempt to boost

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.

REPORTER:
- Sir?

Mr. Crowe, are you gonna be

on the air tomorrow?

Do you have anything

to say to the family?

(PHONE RINGING)

(GROANS)

(RINGING CONTINUES)

- Yeah?

TOM:
- 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.

I... 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?

(SIGHS) Yeah, all right.

Good PR.

(DISTANT SIRENS BLARING)

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?

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

- Yeah?

TOM:
- Hey, Charlie. Are you there?

Yeah.

The kid's dead, Tom.

TOM:
They said he didn't

kill himself, though.

CHARLIE:

He didn't.

He died in his sleep just like

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