Washington City Paper: Contents for Feb. 11

Double Exposure
Assigned to investigate D.C. corruption, FBI Agent Bill Spivey ended up in a world of stings, porn, and bad cops. Is it any surprise he didn't get away clean?

Cover Story

Assigned to investigate D.C. corruption, FBI Agent Bill Spivey ended up in a world of stings, porn, and bad cops. Is it any surprise he

didn't get away clean?

The door opens at the house of William Spivey, FBI agent. It's a nice place, its spacious rooms decorated with antiques and art. But we aren't staying. Almost as soon as I arrive, he introduces me to his wife, Renee Spivey, and then suddenly announces, "We're going for a ride."

The house alarm is set, and the three of us quickly hop into Spivey's Jeep and cruise through the surrounding knolls of the upscale development. It's in Fort Washington, a largely black suburb about 15 miles south of downtown D.C. The ride ends just a few blocks away, when the agent pulls into the driveway of another large, executive-style home.

The occupants, by prior arrangement, are gone. He punches in their house alarm code, and we walk into a plush suburban mansion much like his own. "This is our safe house," Spivey says, with a wry smile. "What do you want to know?"

Well, everything, now that he mentions it. I want to know why Spivey, a black FBI agent, was depicted in news accounts as

a rogue agent intent on setting up then-... Continued

Issue of Feb. 11 - 17, 2000

News and Features

Double Exposure
Assigned to investigate D.C. corruption, FBI Agent Bill Spivey ended up in a world of stings, porn, and bad cops. Is it any surprise he didn't get away clean?
Cover Story By Kevin Diaz
Strung Out
As patients pile up at the city's only public detox center, the medical director busies himself at two private practices.
The City By Stephanie Mencimer
Roe v. Gay
A gay group says organizers aborted their participation in March for Life 2000.
The City By Garance Franke-Ruta
A League of Their Own
D.C.'s charter-school kids finally get a sporting chance.
The City By Laura Lang
Virginia Is for (Pizza) Lovers
The Mail By Craig Welter
Slice of Life
The Mail By Tom Hutchins
We Wouldn't Kidd You
The Mail By F.K.Tate
Lettuce Entertain You
The Mail By Jerry Mulligan
If the Shoes Fit...
The Mail By K. Kruglikova
Fielding Questions
The Mail By Allan Felsot
Greens With Envy
The Mail By Jocelyn Taylor

Columns

Wes Is Less
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
Long-Term Contract
Loose Lips By Erik Wemple
Cold Storage
City Desk By Annys Shin
Coloring Crayons
City Desk By Laura Lang
And No Windows, Either
City Desk By Elissa Silverman

Eats

A Table for Three: Me, Myself, and I
Young & Hungry By Brett Anderson

Movies

Nirvana Nevermind
Film Review By Arion Berger
Oh God(s)
Film Review By Mark Jenkins
Frosted Flakes
Film Review By Joel E. Siegel

Music

Left to Consider
Music Review By John Murph
The Heard Mentality
Acts Locally By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Theater

The Blues Got Her
Theater Review By Trey Graham
Rear Window.com
Theater Review By Bob Mondello

Arts and Events

One Toe Over the Line
The Washington Ballet meets a wild man in its new artistic director, Septime Webre.
Arts By Holly Bass
This Is How We Do It
Books By Sean Daly
The Space Between Their Legs
Art Review By Jessica Dawson
Tupac's Second Act
Artifacts By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Access Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Artifacts By Brett Anderson
Mixer for a Fixer-Upper
Artifacts By Jessica Dawson