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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:44:09 GMT -5
Hospital
Lulu and Nick are talking over how she doesn’t feel she can leave the baby and go back to work full-time. Then she brings up the issue of the baby’s surname. Lulu feels that since she will have physical custody and they’re not married, she’d like the baby to have her surname.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:45:27 GMT -5
LSP
Nick stops in to pick up Lulu’s address book for her. Emily asks him for help on an emancipation case, so Nick quickly advises her. Alvin is ticked at Nick because Nick won’t help him keep pursuing Taliek’s case. He says Nick has no compassion and asks if Nick even noticed the past three years while he’s been helping out. He also says he can’t go to Antarctica because he has to work.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:48:00 GMT -5
McNiell
The partner who brought in the Clayton account informs Nick that despite all Nick’s work, the profits go to him. Meanwhile, Clayton is continuing to drive Nick nuts with the cleanup deal.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:51:18 GMT -5
In his office, Nick calls Lulu and tells her to do whatever the hell she wants with the surname on the birth certificate.
Then he calls Jake, to ask him to send over Clayton’s file as he should already have done. Jake refuses to take his call, leaving him on hold.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:53:41 GMT -5
Fallin, Straka, et. al.
Nick shows up to get the files he needs. Jake acts a total ass, and Nick goes off on him. Burton luckily arrives in time to keep Nick from strangling Jake.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:54:13 GMT -5
In Burton’s office, Nick says he was only doing what Burton would have done in his place. Burton doesn’t deny it, but asks if Nick was right in his choice of joining McNiell. Nick replies he didn’t have a choice.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:57:12 GMT -5
Penitentiary
Nick goes to see Taliek. He promises that he and Alvin will represent Taliek to the best of their abilities if Taliek will let them represent him before the board of pardons.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:59:17 GMT -5
Board of Pardons
Alvin presents the case for Taliek having brain damage, but the board refuses to be swayed. They vote unanimously to deny him clemency.
Afterwards, Nick comments that one of the board members shouldn’t even have sat on this case, as his department had prosecuted Taliek. He and Alvin immediately start drafting an appeal to the effect that Taliek didn’t have a fair chance.
They work all night at it, so that Nick is late arriving at work the next morning.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 21:59:55 GMT -5
McNiell
Nick arrives late for the Clayton meeting. Clayton is being a total prick, and Nick practically tells him so. Finally, Nick shakes his head, says “this place isn’t going to work out,” and walks out.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:02:46 GMT -5
Hospital
Nick is waiting when Lulu is brought back to her room. He starts by saying that he wants to be the best father he can be. Then he says that he realizes that she wants the baby to have her surname because she doesn’t want to have his. Lulu sorrowfully agrees.
Nick says “Okay, give her your name, it won’t change how I feel about her,” and goes to see the baby.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:03:51 GMT -5
He runs into Burton in the hall and takes him up to NICU with him.
As they look at the baby, Burton says he stepped down today. He wants to have more time to spend with the baby, and he wants them to start having Sunday dinners together—he, Nick, Lulu, and the baby.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:05:02 GMT -5
LSP
Alvin is asleep on the sofa when Nick comes into his office. When he wakes, Nick asks him if he wants to go get something to eat, but Alvin says no, he wants to wait and hear what the court decides about Taliek.
They talk about the funding meeting, and Alvin says he’s thinking about merging LSP with the Children’s Project. Nick is surprised at this, but Alvin says he’s devoted most of his life to this.
As Nick leaves he tells Alvin to call if he hears anything.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:05:59 GMT -5
Hospital
Nick and Lulu fill out the birth certificate together. The baby’s name is Anne. As they finish, Alvin calls.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:06:56 GMT -5
Penitentiary
Alvin is waiting when Nick arrives. He says the court rejected their petitions. He also says this is his last case, that it’s time for him to move on, and he asks Nick to break the news to Taliek. Nick reluctantly agrees.
Before he leaves, Alvin tells Nick that he’s a better man than he thinks he is.
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Post by Ginne on May 4, 2004 22:07:56 GMT -5
Fallin, Straka, et. al.
Burton arrives, gets the mail, goes into his office. He turns on the stereo, sits down and starts sorting the mail.
The song that starts plays over the next few scenes:
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