Você está descrevendo " O Número Secreto " de Igor Teper. A versão completa foi originalmente publicada em 2000 no site www.stranghorizons.com.
Está disponível (na íntegra) online aqui
"Bleem, that's what. Bleem!" shouted Ersheim, banging his fists against the desk. He then leaned close to Tomlin and whispered, "The secret integer between three and four."
"We have been over this, Professor -- there is no integer between three and four."
"Tell that to Laszlo Bleem, Doctor," said Ersheim. "Only you can't -- he's dead," he added, giggling. Then he whispered, "He died for trying to expose bleem."
"Laszlo Bleem died in a car accident, Professor."
no final ...
Tomlin watched in horror as the jelly bean described a parabola in the air, ending up in Gene's mouth. "Want one?" asked Gene, motioning at the remaining jelly beans. Tomlin looked down at the night table. There were three jelly beans on the tabletop.
Foi feito um curta-metragem em 2012 com o mesmo nome que você pode ver na íntegra abaixo.
A psychiatrist is compelled by his patient, an obsessive mathematician, to consider the existence of a secret integer between three and four.