Third Person's POV
Before long, the director, Dave Carter, rushed over. "A pleasure! I'm the director of this show, Dave Carter. Just call me Dave!"
Neither man responded. Dave continued. "The show is about to start in an hour. Would you two like to wait in the green room? Or I can have some dinner prepared—the taping might go on for a while..."
Cliff cut him off. "The show is about to start. Is everyone here?"
"Everyone?" The director thought for a moment. "I think so."
"Where's Vanya?" Cliff asked directly.
The director immediately said, "Ms. Dalton had something come up. She said she won't be able to make it. She won't be participating in the show."
"She can't make it?" Cliff frowned. "Is something wrong with her?"
The director quickly waved his hands. "No, nothing's wrong. She
