She needed to get this story written, edited by Mac, and posted online before the other media knew what hit them. She had calls to make and details to confirm. Tony called the medical examiner’s office for her. He told Lacey the spokesman wouldn’t confirm the cause of death, nor deny it. She checked first on Channel One News online to make sure their reporters didn’t have this information too. They didn’t. The station issued a brief news release on Courtney Wallace, Emmy winner, young, talented, and with a bright future in front of her, “mysteriously cut short by tragedy,” “ongoing investigation, no official information at this time,” et cetera. No mention was made of the suspected cause of death, or about why Courtney switched from hard investigative news to soft serve. Although the station must have had footage of Courtney’s collision with the tray of champagne, it hadn’t aired. Station managers were holding it back for some reason. Lacey didn’t think it had anything to do with their taste or delicate sensibilities.
