Part 79 (1/2)

ments.”

”You going to take him up on it?”

”I don't know.. I'm certain I'd get a very carefully guided

tour, only showing me exactly what they want me to see, and

I'm sure everything will be impeccably perfect-just like that

slick video he showed on Sat.u.r.day.”

Clyde smiled slyly. ”But now, you're smarter than them,

Maggie. You could easily do a little snooping around on

your own, ask some questions, take some photos. Isn't that

what they call investigative reporting?”

”I suppose so...” The idea of sleuthing around one of

Cohn Byers' developments did sound intriguing in a Nancy

Drew sort of way. ”Who knows, maybe I'd find out I'd been

all wrong about him all along-but then at least I'd know

for sure myself.”

Clyde shoved his hands in his pockets and scowled.

”Well, for Arnold Westerly's sake there's nothing I'd rather

see than that whole darn TS Development business shut

down once and for all!”

”But what if this guy's legit? What if we can't stop the

development? What then?”

He made a growling sound. ”It just gets my goat to see

the likes of Snider and Tanner profiting by taking advantage

of old Arnold.”

”I know,” she said soothingly. ”But we might have to

consider the bigger picture here. What if this developer can