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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:06:21 GMT -5
322 Antarctica
F&F, Nick’s office Nick is sitting over in a corner. Gets up, calls someone named Walter about possibly working together, makes an appointment for the next day. Starts packing boxes. The phone rings, Nick answers, then rushes out the door.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:09:37 GMT -5
Hospital Lulu is lying in a hospital bed. She tells Nick that the doctor says the baby’s heartbeat is irregular, and so wants to perform a c-section. She’s 35 weeks along. Nick tells her if she doesn’t want to do this, she doesn’t have to. Lulu says she just doesn’t want anything to happen to the baby.
As they go to wheel her into surgery, she asks Nick if he’s coming, and he says yes.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:12:38 GMT -5
NICU Nick is looking through the window at the baby in an isolet. The doctor comes over and tells him that she works with a lot of Downs’ Syndrome babies, and that the baby’s apgar and other tests have come back fine. Other than a low birthweight, she’s very healthy. They’re going to keep the baby in the isolet for a few days just to be careful, however.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:15:48 GMT -5
Lulu’s room Lulu is fractious, wants to hold the baby. Nick tells her what the doctor told him about three to four days.
Lulu asks how things went at work, and Nick says he was fired, but he’s got a meeting today with Walter McNiell.
Before he goes she asks him to stop by LSP to give Alvin a form for the state funding board meeting on Friday.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:17:11 GMT -5
LSP Emily congratulates Nick, who is absolutely beaming. She asks about names, etc., but Nick says they haven’t decided yet as she was early. Emily hopefully asks if Nick is there to help out, as Alvin has barricaded himself in his office.
When Nick goes in to see Alvin, he finds him obsessively working on Taliek’s case. Nick tries to remind him about the funding meeting on Friday, but Alvin hardly acknowledges what he says.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:19:41 GMT -5
F&F Burton comes into Nick’s office as Nick is packing. He congratulates Nick on the baby, giving him a hug. He mentions that he’s heard Nick has an interview with McNiell, and asks Nick how well he knows McNiell, who he says is slick. He offers to give Nick some of his clients since he is stepping down, and then offers to help Nick with his boxes. Nick defers.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:22:22 GMT -5
Out in the lobby, they run into Jake. Jake is very nervous, doesn’t really know what to say to Nick, and babbles on and on, congratulating him on the baby, etc. Nick is very cool to him, and Burton looks grim.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:24:29 GMT -5
McNiell firm Nick meets with McNiell himself and another partner. They talk things over, Nick agrees to join them. They mention that they want his help the next day with John Clayton, who has now brought his business to them.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:27:07 GMT -5
Hospital Nick watches Lulu as she sleeps. Alvin stops by, bringing a gift, and he and Nick head towards NICU as he tries to convince Nick to help him with Taliek’s case.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:28:46 GMT -5
Penitentiary Nick and Alvin go in to see Taliek. As they wait to get in, Alvin says he’s thinking of taking a cruise to Antarctica, because he’s always wanted to go.
When they get in to see Taliek, Alvin says that the frontal lobe damage Taliek sustained in the attack was never brought up in court and may be the tool to save him.
He leaves Nick to help Taliek write a statement for the board of pardons.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:31:24 GMT -5
Hospital NICU Lulu and Nick are watching the baby, stroking her foot, and talking over names. Lulu likes Margaret or Sophia, but Nick doesn’t care for either one. She asks for suggestions, and he says he’d like to name her after his mother. Lulu doesn’t answer, but changes the subject, asking if he’s looked at the material the social worker dropped off. She says the baby is going to need so much care she doesn’t think they can hand her off to someone else. Then she asks if they can talk about this later. Nick says sure.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:33:16 GMT -5
F&F Burton goes in to see workmen changing the firm name. It now reads Fallin, Straka, M**** (I couldn’t see the rest).
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:35:52 GMT -5
McNiell’s, Nick’s new office Alvin comes to see Nick, who is sitting in his new office, which has a breathtaking view of the river. He’s come to offer Nick the job of director of LSP. Lulu has decided she only wants to work part-time, and has asked him to start looking for a replacement. Nick declines, saying he has a job. Alvin is incredulous.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:38:20 GMT -5
Penitentiary Nick tries to help Taliek with his statement, but neither is thrilled to be there. Finally Taliek accuses Nick of not caring, saying he can see it in his eyes. He makes Nick confess that he doesn’t think the appeals will work.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:40:41 GMT -5
McNiell Nick, McNiell, and the other partner are meeting with John Clayton of Clayton Steel. Clayton is refusing to pay $22,000 for industrial clean-up in a sale that could bring him $23 million. The meeting is interrupted when a receptionist tells Nick that Alvin is there to see him on a matter of life or death.
Out in the lobby, Alvin says Taliek was turned down.
Back in the meeting, Nick has to try to smooth out the deal with Clayton.
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