Character Interview: Sgt. Dale McCord of "The Face on Miss Fanny's Wall"

TWP:  Welcome to The Word Place, Officer
Dale McCord.




DM:  That’s Sgt.
McCord.




TWP:  Excuse me, Sgt.
McCord. I understand you’re working on an investigation at Miss Fanny’s, the
bordello-turned-museum in Cedar Bluff.




DM:  I can’t talk about
an on-going investigation.




TWP:  How about Tessa
Steele? Can you talk about her?




DM:  It depends on
what you want to know.




TWP:  You’re dating?




DM:  We’re good
friends. We see each other when we can.




TWP:  Is the
relationship going anywhere beyond friendship?




DM:  Possibly.




TWP:  She indicated to
us that you’re opposed to her finding out why her great-grandmother was one of
Miss Fanny’s ‘girls’.




DM:  Not at all. I
think her genealogical research is just fine, but I’ve advised her to stay away
from the museum until we get the current situation cleared up, and she…




TWP:  She isn’t
cooperating.




DM:  She’s a grown
woman, but she’s acting like an impulsive adolescent.




TWP:  Maybe she just
doesn’t like being bossed around.




DM:  I’m giving her my
best professional advice because I have a personal concern for her safety. She
refuses to understand that--or she’s just ignoring it.




TWP:  So she’s
involved in the ‘situation’ you mentioned?




DM:  There may be
several situations, and yes, she could be involved in one of them. She just
needs to be patient, and when things get straightened out, she can go on with
her research.




TWP:  I’m sure you
have her best interests at heart.




DM:  Yes,I do, and she
needs to understand that. If she can’t respect my wishes--or at least, my professional
judgment--then we don’t have much chance at a deeper relationship.




TWP:  Does she
understand that?




DM:  I think Tessa
understands what she wants to understand. That’s my pager. I’ve got to go.




TWP:  Well, thanks for
stopping by. I hope everything works out, both for your investigation and for
you and Tessa.




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