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“Same thing,” he said.He reached behind her and pulled out a notebook and handed it to her.“We’ve got to give a quarry a look.The details are in there.”
She opened the notebook and looked at the location.She picked up her phone and googled the quarry in King Harbor, then mapped it.It was about four miles out of town.“Take ninety-five.”
“Nah,” Jason said, and turned left.“I’ll take the one.”
“Google says the quickest way is the ninety-five.”
“Google isn’t always right.I know another way.”
“Oh, for the love of—why are men so damn stubborn?”she demanded of the universe.
“Why are women so averse to adventure?”he countered.
“I’mnot averse to adventure.But I don’t like surprises.I had way too many growing up.”
“But here’s what you’re missing—surprises can be good, too.Sit back and relax, darling, and I’ll take you on one.”
“Yes, Mr.Blackthorne.Whatever you say, Mr.Blackthorne.”
He put his hand on her knee and squeezed.“Don’t ruin this for me, Mallory.One of my favorite things is scouting locations.”
“Then you should scout better ones.”
He chuckled.“Meaning?”
“I mean that some of the locations in season one were so uninspired that I cringe when I see them.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’ve been studying the first season,” she said.She reached into her backpack and pulled out her notebook.“And I see places where we could really turn it up a notch if we are going to contend—eyes on the road!”she said as he swerved slightly across the middle lane.
“Like what?”he insisted.“We shot most of the series in the studio last season.”
“Like the pier in the final episode,” Mallory said.“I’m going to be brutally honest.”
“Please.”
“You could have afforded to take that scene where Detective Barnes confronts the killer and film it on a rockier, more remote part of the coast, just like the script calls for.But you cheaped out and went to that pier that was so touristy and not at all suspenseful.”
“Hey,” Jason said, pointing at her.“That was Cass’s decision.It might not have been the best location, but it got the job done.”
“It wasn’t great, Jason.”
He looked like he wanted to agree, but he pressed his lips together and looked forward.
“Did you notice in that scene that there are bunch of tourists in the background watching the production?”
“So?”
“So the viewer’s eye is drawn to them and not the action.They keep moving around and pointing at the actors.”
He frowned and shook his head.“I saw that scene and I didn’t notice the tourists.We cleared the set.”
“Really?”She couldn’t help a smug smile.“It’s pretty hard to clear a big public pier.You should follow some of the live tweets when the episode airs if you don’t believe me.”
“What?”Now he looked horrified.
“Live tweets.People who watch the show and tweet about it.”
