{"id":270,"date":"2026-09-13T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-boy-in-seat-2a\/chapter-3-the-phone-call\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:08","slug":"chapter-3-the-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-3-the-phone-call","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 3. THE PHONE CALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0913\/920ee811-596a-46ce-bfe7-11f8d2e8ab23-Screenshot_11.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Ethan unlocked his phone and called Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>His father answered immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan?<\/p>\n<p>Dad.<\/p>\n<p>There is a man here who says you sent him.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel became silent.<\/p>\n<p>What man?<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked toward the passenger behind him.<\/p>\n<p>He says his name is Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel&#8217;s voice changed.<\/p>\n<p>Listen carefully.<\/p>\n<p>I did not send anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan&#8217;s eyes widened.<\/p>\n<p>Claire took the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Carter, I am the lead flight attendant.<\/p>\n<p>There is a passenger seated near your son who appears to know his name and travel details.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel answered quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Keep Ethan with the crew.<\/p>\n<p>Do not let that man leave with him.<\/p>\n<p>Claire looked toward Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>He had stopped pretending to use his phone.<\/p>\n<p>Now he was watching her.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel continued.<\/p>\n<p>And Claire&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Yes?<\/p>\n<p>Marcus used to work for me.<\/p>\n<p>He was fired six months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Claire&#8217;s grip tightened around the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Why would he be following your son?<\/p>\n<p>Daniel answered.<\/p>\n<p>Because Ethan is carrying something Marcus desperately wants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan unlocked his phone and called Daniel. His father answered immediately. Ethan? Dad. There is a man here who says you sent him. Daniel became silent. What man? Ethan looked toward the passenger behind him. He says his name is Marcus. Daniel&#8217;s voice changed. Listen carefully. I did not send anyone. Ethan&#8217;s eyes widened. Claire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-270","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/270\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}