That made things a little more interesting. Why’d he consider running? What was his political platform? Had Denny done something, or not done something, during his administration to make Burke think he could do a better job? Certainly Gaylord Denny wasn’t stupid enough to think he could have his political opponent shot and no one would notice. Some things you could chalk up to coincidence; some things you couldn’t. I sat down on one of the benches outside the library and brought up the Internet on my phone, easily finding Sophia Ortez in the first search. The most recent article she had penned that made it to the Internet was from the Odessa Record. I found the phone number and called it. A tired voice answered on the third ring. “Odessa Record, please hold.” After a moment of canned music, they came back on the line. “Thank you for calling the Odessa Record. How may I direct your call?” “Hi, I’m trying to reach Sophia Ortez. Do you know if she’s in the office today?”
