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Journals: Book 2, Entry 05 “The Channel” Quatrain 4, Century 9: "She will rise from the dead / With words of fortune on her lips" The local newspapers say paramedics revived a waitress in Cranston, Rhode Island, after six minutes with no heart beat. She woke up speaking words of fortune, only those words belonged to an ancient prophet. I know Chloe Wells is reciting the lost quatrains of Nostradamus. The aliens must know it too. I have to find her – before they do. Arrived at Chloe’s house to find a media circus led by glitzy news hound Arthur Hewitt, and a crowd holding vigil for their newly appointed savior. Seems that one of the first quatrains Chloe spoke struck a cord with the people of Cranston – a prediction of their mayor’s death. Checked out the scene and the cameras caught me – just for a second, but when you’re a wanted man every second counts. Nobody wants to be on America’s Top Fugitives. Eddie and I had hidden the Nostradamus book as an insurance policy against the Gua. By spouting quatrains, Chloe made herself an instant target. Eddie thought the whole thing sounded like a trap, he’d been over every quatrain and said the ones Chloe spoke weren’t in any book. Had a hunch this was something big. I had to talk to Chloe. If she wasn’t coming out, then I was going in. A young cop named Barlow was watching Chloe’s back, keeping the masses from storming her front door. But when Chloe and her best friend Denise got hungry, Eddie and I intercepted the delivery order and I became your friendly, neighborhood, take-out guy. I hate having to deal with cops. Barlow had me on the alert for a second. Turned out he was just giving me a hard time. I wasn’t laughing. Got in the front door and met Denise who was skeptical from the start. Chloe froze when she saw me – called me the twice blessed man. Denise wanted me out. Didn’t want anyone honing in on Chloe’s new found fame – there was only room for one hitch up to Chloe’s star. Chloe held Denise off, felt this was happening to her for a reason. Chloe wanted to know what that was. I told them about the book, about the danger Chloe was in. She was having trouble buying the story, Denise didn’t help – figured I was working an angle. Told them about the aliens and Denise flipped – she told Chloe to choose between me and her. When Chloe didn’t kick me out, Denise walked. A scorned girl friend wouldn’t help me right now. I was running out of time. Seems Barlow and Denise had a thing going, so while I was on the inside with Chloe, Barlow was running my plates for his girlfriend. Good news -- Chloe was beginning to believe me. She asked me my name, asked how she could help me? I told her who I was. I needed her to contact Nostradamus. And then the phone rang –the Gua were outside. Eddie wanted to get me out. But Nostradamus was there, right in Chloe’s house, and I needed answers. Nothing was gonna make me leave before I had them. Read Eddie's Paranoid Times article: "How Dead is Dead?" “The Channel” Writer: Daniel Howard Cerone Director: Jorge Montesi Executive Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Larry Sugar Created by: Chris Brancato Guest Stars: Roger R. Cross, Sarah Chalke, Katharine Isabelle, Bob Frazer, Clay St. Thomas, Art Kitching. |
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