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Consent Ch. 05
Chapter Five — You Can Bin Them or Keep Them Peter Duffy knocked gently on the door to Adele’s office. It was nearly midnight and the law office was devoid of staff. Celia was at her monthly dinner date with her mother, a chore she hated but tolerated. It meant staying overnight or driving for three hours to get back home and as Celia required at least two cocktails before dinner and a half-bottle of Shiraz with dinner just to get through the ordeal, driving home was out of the question. Adele had received a memo from the Partners directing her to pursue a settlement or drop the case. She…