Chapter 121 Cam's Curious Comment
The police officer let Andrea take her time telling her everything that happened on set, and when she had to ask a question to clarify, she was kind about it, which Andrea appreciated. This interview seemed much different than the ones she’d been subject to the last time when Officer Buress was asking a lot of the questions. “When did you notice the floor was unstable?” Officer Ellington asked, her pen poised to write down the answer on her notepad.
“As soon as they hoisted me up, I put my foot on it, and I was glad I had the harness on because it just seemed weak.”
“And you said you told Cam about it?”
“I told everyone about it. I shouted down that it was weak, and he said we needed to keep shooting, or something like that.”
“And how was his demeanor during that exchange?”
“Rushed. Put-out, maybe. At least a little bit. Like he just wanted to get on with it.” Andrea really had to consider the question. She hadn’t been paying that much attention to Cam because he was so far below her, and she was focused on the crow’s nest.
“Did he seem angry at all?”
She shook her head. “I wouldn’t say so.”
“Then what happened?”
“I said my line. We did a couple of takes… I think. And then when I got back down, I told Tiff I thought it wasn’t stable.”
“You told her, the woman that fell?” Officer Ellington’s eyebrows shot up.
“Yes. I wanted her to be careful.”
“Do you remember exactly what you said?”
Andrea tried to put herself back into the moment so she could remember accurately. “I believe I said, ‘That crow’s nest doesn’t seem very steady to me.’ Something like that.”
“And she said…?”
“She said something like, ‘Relax, sugar. I’m a pro.’ Something along those lines. I am sure she called me sugar.”
Ellington snickered. “Why is that?”
“Because it seemed a little… berating, that’s all.”
“And then she went up?”
“Yes. And came back down… through the floor.” Andrea shuddered, remembering how distressing it had been to see Tiff fall. “She’s going to be okay, isn’t she?”
“I believe so.” Ellington gave her a warm smile. “All right, I think that’s everything I need.” She closed her notepad and tucked it into her pocket. “We have your contact information. I appreciate your time.” Then, as sort of an aside, she added, “I’ve always been a big fan.”
Andrea found herself blushing. It was so nice of the officer not to make a big deal out of that. “Well, thank you. I appreciate it. And your help.”
As Officer Ellington began to walk out, Andrea walked alongside her, thinking about how nice it would be to go home and rest. “I bet you were happy when Keith insisted you put the harness on,” the officer said lightheartedly.
“What do you mean?” Andrea asked, stopping in her tracks.
With a puzzled look on her face, the officer said, “Keith—isn’t he the head of safety?”
“Yes.” She turned and saw the man in question standing across the way, still talking to a uniformed officer.
“Well, he said that Cam didn’t want to mess around with taking the time to put you in a harness, that you could just climb up and climb down to do your line, but he insisted, that he didn’t want anything to happen to you since you’re not trained to work at those heights.”
Andrea stared at the officer for a long moment before she said, “My contract says I’m always to wear a harness when I’m above a certain height. I think it’s eight feet. Why would Cam want to ignore that? It doesn’t make any sense.”
“I don’t know,” Officer Ellington said with a shrug. “Don’t directors get in a rush sometimes, try to speed things up?”
“Yeah, sometimes.” Her eyes wandered through the space until they landed on Cam, standing over in the shadows, a black cell phone in his hand. He looked agitated, and Andrea assumed he was talking to the studio, letting them know the movie would be shut down for a while.
When she looked back at the officer, she was taking another note. “We’ll call you if we have any more questions.”
“Thank you… officer.” Andrea saw Kelsey waiting for her not far away and went over to join her friend before her bodyguards and a few other people she’d brought with her that day to assist her. Something about the fact that Cam hadn’t wanted to wait three minutes for her to get the harness on was unsettling, but she didn’t know why. She’d have to think about it, tell Case about it. Maybe they’d come up with a logical explanation. Or maybe not.
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