The Reporters (complete 15,000 word fiction)
Six days to election day Mayor Eridmond played what he was sure would be his killing blow to his main opponent. ‘As appreciation for Adam’s support’ he said as he slipped a flash drive across the table towards Drew. Mayor Eridmond had invited Drew to lunch at the Olive Tree which is the top restaurant in the city. Not a capital city like London or Paris but a second rate sprawling city in the hinterland that once flourished in an industrial era long past. A city where the tightly packed terraces of mill workers cottages now had a rundown look. Surplus homes whose sole purpose is to house surplus people. Geoff Willcott, Mayor Eridmond’s closest rival, would be a laughing stock when the other newspapers picked up the story in the coming days. Drew is lead reporter on The Herald — the national newspaper owned by Adam Black. Clearly not a one time event the flash drive contained photos of Geoff Willcott crossdressed at home relaxing in his garden, getting out of a car and partying at sev