The premiere

By Johnn A. Escobar

After the mysterious disappearance of eight tourists and their experienced guide, in the Adirondacks located in the State of New York, United States. A journalist and his cameraman will seek to find the details and the hidden truth, in that fact that seems inexplicable and terrifying.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Mar 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667428789

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The State of New York, and especially to Adirondack.

The truth is not always in the bottom of a well. In reality, I think that, in terms of what matters most to know, is invariably superficial. The depth lies in the valleys where we seek it, but not in the summits of the mountains, which is where we see.

EDGAR ALLAN POE

I

Television

The channel the latest news or by its acronym, TLN, from its foundation, for the past five years had gone on to become one of television's most successful within the State of New York. Armando Botana was his owner and president, who was not only an entrepreneur, but also a real journalist, much before starting your own tv station he worked as a notero researcher for various news networks, building a career, outstanding, especially in the print media, but it was not until he was thirty and five years of age when the fame came with his own news segment in a radio station, called: The Dead do Not Speak. The program was aired twice a week, the first Tuesday and the second Saturday always started at seven in the evening and ended at nine in the evening, the theme of the program was focused on investigations of corruption as well as mysteries that in other media are often disreputable; since then the success is always accompanied by the lord Snack, and as if it were a guardian angel, he managed to help several research, startup news, they were transformed in a criminal case that derailed organizations and imprisoned criminals wrapped up in costumes of professionals.

Forty-four years of age, almost out of nowhere, he created his channel the latest news, in addition, to transmitting cable signal, it did so through the use of the internet with live broadcasts twenty-four hours each day, seven times per week, the programs dealt with politics, fashion, police, public opinion, festive events for commercial purposes and also events, non-profit, as well as general news such as the state of the traffic, the weather, debates, cultural, and Sunday, after midnight, aired a two-hour special on live concerts, and live.

With five years on the air, and without interruption, the latest news, it had been done with several recognitions and awards, but it was not everything, but that became the source of opportunities for all those young journalists and cameramen wishing to open up, for the lord Botana was not pretentious, not looking for famous faces and recognized, but people with a deep desire to work; the treatment and payment, as well as opportunities for advancement, they were so successful that once it came to work there, no one wanted to leave.

On the afternoon of the five of December, within the station TLN, the euphoria among reporters and camera crews prevailed, of course not in all, but in those who were waiting in the hallway outside the office of the lord Armando Botana, everyone knew that the month of December was the time to shine, the work was voluntary, that is to say that there was a quota of eight people, cameramen and reporters within that number, regardless of whether the subjects were men or women, much less the age, generally, the eight would have to meet with the owner of the station the fifth day of December, the talk was private and would have the opportunity, as well as the media, to investigate the first that you wished to share to the public, being transmitted all the twenty-fifth of this month, that is to say during the christmas. All they got a reward, the journalists, the following year, would be allowed a segment of its own, while the camera is put as managers technicians of various programs and segments, obviously the new jobs came with a rewarding salary increase. In terms of the research, they would have to be controversial, always addressing cases of murders, crimes, corruption, suicide, scams massive and organized; addressing all with the utmost seriousness, and for this, it was way out of a list of contacts with those who were expected to work and achieve double-check their sources, in the case of police officers, medical specialists, firefighters, rescue workers, bankers, accountants, contractors and secretaries, besides a certain amount of money for expenses varied.

The reporters and cameramen that this year they had obtained their opportunity were: Eliott Athens, Elijah Abbott, Alexandra Cummings, Antony Bailey being the four young journalists between twenty-nine and forty and seven years of age, each one of them. Then were the cameramen: Sammie Agnew, Harry Hughes, Larry Hogan, and Marvin O’Malley in the same category and age range that journalists, as well as with a good work experience. All highly professional, some of them married and with children, other parents who had to take care of, to be extremely efficient in each report which they worked; a custom of the lord Botana was called to the volunteers with the name of Hunters of firsts because it summed up perfectly the work entrusted to them. Looking to give a good impression, being the first opportunity to see face to face the owner and president of the channel, all of them dressed in their finest costumes, as well as also wore shoes shined.

The latest news was in full work, while the office doors were opened by miss Allison Lowell, a young kind of twenty-five years of age, with the long hair straight and blond that hung free to her back, reaching to a little below his waist, which was narrow, the skin seemed to be made of porcelain, the figure is slim but shapely, the expressive eyes reflected by the eyes very blue, he was dressed casually in some jeans, a black blouse and sneakers, who was the secretary of the lord Botana, he had not yet arrived, but as a general rule, she allowed them to pass, not only the reception but within the office of the president of the canal where they could take a seat on the sofas and coffee drinking if they so wished. All accepted it, you were enjoying that moment, as one of the benefits of being a hunter of the first fruits was to be exempt from other journalistic work, enjoying his monthly payment in full. Had not gone nor twenty minutes when the door of the office was open, penetrating the lord Botana, who had just turned forty and nine years of age, physically kept in shape, your hair grown was the owner of a dark brown color, the face, shaving and white skin carefully moisturized, dress with pants jean black, shoes shined and a white shirt with short sleeves, penetrated in the company of his secretary Allison Lowell, they all got up, he gave them the good afternoon and continued to walk until you get to your desk where you took a seat, miss Lowell remained to one side, resting his back against the wall.

—Well, ladies and gentlemen, " said the lord Botana with a nice tone— all you have volunteered to act as notes during the ensuing days, they will seek a professional way, collecting testimonies, evidence, and interviews, the goal will be that before the twenty-fifth day of December, have a story with all the letters, with recordings that will take the place of facts, the material should be edited prior to their transmission, they already know me I don't want mistakes, I'm a man tolerant but within the professional, don't cross the line, don't risk anything that's not worthwhile. Said this, we will clarify a few points of the utmost importance, there are certain stories that are good to fill in what is commonly called hollow programming, but they are not what we are looking for.

After telling them that he was