Shattered Glass Page #10

to stand behind the story?

I'm looking into it.

It's really not that big a deal.

You got fooled by a source.

It happens. They'll print

a retraction, and that'll be that.

Steve, it's not like

it's going to hurt your career.

Of course, if you weren't

so distracted by your classes,

- maybe this never would've happened.

- I know, I gotta quit. You're right.

Can I speak to you

for a minute, Steve?

What about?

Let's do it in private.

We need to take a drive

to Bethesda.

- What for?

- I want to meet Joe Hiert.

I already told you,

nobody knows where he is.

Maybe if we go to the hotel

where he met with Restil and Sims,

someone will remember him,

or have some clue...

There were hundreds

of people there, okay?

These Forbes guys

want to come down on you.

They are highly suspicious about some

of the material in that article.

- You know that.

- Yeah.

But they're going to go online

with their piece tomorrow.

- Oh.

- Okay?

- Yeah.

- Now...

- Steve? Steve.

- Yeah?

If we can find Hiert,

I can back them off

for a day or two, okay?

- Okay. I'll get my notes.

- Okay.

- Let's go.

- All right.

We were at this table.

Restil sat here,

his mother was on his left,

Hiert... sorry,

his mother was on his right.

Hiert sat there,

but Restil wanted him closer,

so he slid his chair over.

Sims sat here.

He had a lawyer next to him.

I forget the guy's name,

it's in my notes.

Somebody was smoking

at this table,

so Restil's mother insisted

that we move to one farther away.

Over there.

The Hacker Conference

was near here, right?

Yeah, the building next door.

I don't remember from the article.

How many people were at this thing?

It looked like a hundred,

might have been two. It's in my notes.

people? Here?

Yeah, they moved in and out.

I mean, most of them were kids.

That doesn't seem

credible to me.

All I know is I was here.

All of us were right here.

- Excuse me sir, can I help you?

- Yes, you can.

We're looking into a conference

held here a couple of Sundays ago.

Computer hackers.

Do you remember anything like that?

Are you sure you're

in the right building, sir?

- Yes, we're sure.

- Why is that?

Building's closed on Sunday.

All I know is, I was here.

The conference was right here.

That's why the Restils

only stayed a few minutes, okay?

Because it was such

a dumb place to squeeze into.

So they went to a restaurant for dinner,

with some of Ian's hacker friends.

Thank you.

- How many?

- Huh?

People at the dinner.

How many?

About I think,

including me.

Ian even put on a jacket.

- Hiert was there too?

- Yeah.

- Is it near here?

- Yeah, it's across the street.

Good,

let's cross the street.

You know, I really don't like

the way you're treating me, Chuck.

It's like you won't even

talk to me.

- This is the place?

- Yes.

I didn't do anything wrong, okay?

I didn't do anything wrong.

You saw my notes,

everything was in there.

I got tricked. I got fooled, I'm sorry.

What are you being so mad for?

- It was people?

- Yes.

- For dinner?

- Yes.

They're closed at :

on Sundays.

Yeah, I know. I know, they almost

didn't let us in. Okay?

But it was a couple

of minutes before :

and Ian looked like he was about

ready to cry, and so they said okay.

- But for dinner?

- Go in and ask them yourself, Chuck.

See if they would serve

a party that came in at :

and the answer would be yes,

because that's when we got here.

The Forbes guys

are gonna have all this too,

and dig through the records

at that office building.

They have surveillance cameras

and they're gonna check them.

I didn't do anything

wrong, Chuck!

I really wish

you'd stop saying that!

Steve...

come on, anyone

can make a mistake.

You know,

this is not right, Chuck!

Okay, I feel really attacked.

And you're my editor.

You're supposed to support me,

and you're taking

their word against mine?

You're supposed

to support me!

Criticism

of the President's program has been...

- Leave it off.

I'm sorry I yelled at you

back there.

Chuck?

Steve!

- Pull the goddamn car over.

- Yeah.

All right.

There's been

so much pressure.

Chuck, I didn't mean

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