Marilyn looked sheepishly from Nancy to Hal. “I never kept that meeting,” she said. “I got so crazy with jealousy that I was thinking of trying to scoop Hal on his own story. But at the last minute I couldn’t go through with it.” She gently cupped Hal’s chin with her hand. “From now on, we’ll concentrate on supporting each other’s work, not competing.”
“Everything should go back to normal around here now,” Hal added. “Marilyn’s decided to stay at the station, and we’ve made a pact to help each other professionally.”
Nancy felt a tap on her shoulder, and she turned to see Otto Liski standing there.
“I heard I missed all the excitement yesterday,” he said. “See what happens when the producer takes a night off once a year?” he joked. Liski gave her a hug. “Anyway, we all owe you a lot of thanks, Nancy,” he said. “You’ve got a great career waiting for you in television, if you ever want it.”
Standing behind him was Gary Krieger. “Don’t encourage her, Liski—I don’t need the competition!” he joked. “Seriously, Nancy, you’d make a great reporter.”
Nancy smiled at the two men. “Thanks, but I’ll stick with detective work for now,” she said.
“Nancy!”
Nancy turned at the sound of the familiar, grating voice. It was Brenda Carlton. Notebook in hand, she was staring at Hal Taylor.
“I promised you your exclusive interview, Brenda, and here he is,” Nancy said. “Hal will fill you in with all the details about Gilbert’s arrest.”
Nancy had barely introduced Brenda to Hal and Marilyn, when the reporter elbowed her aside. “I understand you helped capture Bill Steghorn and the others,” Brenda said to Hal.
“Nancy’s the one who really saved the day—and my life—” Hal began, but Brenda interrupted him.
“Oh, but, Hal, I’d much rather hear about you,” she gushed. “Tell me all about the experience you’ve just been through.”
Nancy caught Bess’s eye. The two of them smiled knowingly as they listened to Brenda’s interview. Brenda was definitely up to her old tricks again. It was clear that Hal Taylor, not Nancy Drew, would be the hero in tomorrow’s newspaper!
Nancy linked arms with Bess, and the two friends walked out together into the bright winter sunlight.
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