I’ve got another live shot on Charlotte’s press conference in five minutes. Can I call you back?”“I need to talk to you.”“Can it wait five minutes?”“I don’t think it can wait. Brian, walk outside for me.”“Mel, what’s going on?”“Just tell me when you’re in a place where no one can hear you.”“Hang on.”Melanie heard him explain to his producer that he had to take a call outside. It sounded like she asked him if he’d be back for his live shot.“I’ll be back,” Melanie heard him say. “I’m walking out the door. I’m passing the smokers. A sniper might mistake me for an intruder, but I am alone and out of earshot now. What’s going on?”Melanie was scared to tell Brian. She didn’t know how he’d take the news, and she was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to do his job afterward.“Do you have a break after this live shot? A longer break?”“No. I don’t have any breaks, Mel. I am on the air every five minutes with whatever scrap of information I can get.”
