Bill Goldberg had halfheartedly attempted to get her to change her mind, but in the end she was like any other reporter Jack had ever met—hardheaded and secretive. She had finally said that, as she wasn’t under arrest, she was going back inside to change, and then go to work, and would they all please leave her alone. Jack and Liddell met Captain Franklin on the street and stood around their cars discussing their next move. “What do you think?” Franklin said, and looked around to be sure no one else was listening. “I think they would sacrifice their own mothers for a personal interview with the killer,” Liddell said. “You talked to the station manager, Goldberg. Do you think they will keep their word and cooperate with us?” Jack asked the captain. “He was lying through his teeth,” Franklin said conspiratorially, “but there’s not much we can do about it.” “I wonder what Maddy was whispering to him about?” Liddell said. Jack thought again about the Channel Six vehicle speeding off after meeting with Goldberg.
