well thas a bit wierd to phone somone up out he blue like that and just tell them to read the papers isnt it colin thought it was.
he could of just told him.
surely he dident phone colin up just to say that.
If you read the passage again, you will see that Colin found out later that DB called him by mistake, he intended to call AP. When he realised it was Colin, he didn't want to give too much away and no, I don't think it's weird at all. He was simply trying to lessen the shock.