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Okay.
And she’ll be here in the hospital for two weeks?
I can’t say for certain but possibly yeah.
Will she even be able to care for April by herself when she gets out?
Not on her own. She’ll need to gradually be given more and more responsibility before she can handle everything on her own.
Okay.
This is a lot on your shoulders. Can you handle it?
Yeah. I mean, what choice do I have?
Because it’s, you know, either a family member or–
-the state gets into it all.
Yeah, can you take off work?
No, not, not right now.
For a few days even?
Not now.
Can your mom help?
No. No, she’s, she's busy. She’s busy huh.
But you’ll have help?
Yeah, yeah. I’ll have to.
I just, Katie is, she’s really fun, you know. This isn’t how she-
she put me up in her apartment when I was in grad school.
I think that being so successful so quickly with her photography wasn’t, you know.
She’s great.
I mean she will, she’ll get back on her feet and be able to take care of April and get back to work.
For April, you know, the best thing is to get her back to her normal routine, if possible.
You know, um, baby groups, naps, feeding schedules.
Baby groups for infants?
Oh yeah. Yeah.
You want to go to a baby group, is that what this is about? Okay.
I’ll have the nurses get you the information and I’ll set up an appointment with Dr. Anderson.
Okay.
Hi. This is Susanna Goodman in banking. Yes.
Could you put through the paper work to get me a four-week advance on my salary?
No. Yes. I’m aware of that.
No, I know. My credit line’s maxed out on my portfolio. It would just be a temporary advance.
I see.
Don’t bother. Thank you.
Is Jamie squatting in your office?
IT is rewiring my office.
You need an advance?
Just a few expenses piling up.
I’ll okay it.
No.
Do you need it or not?
Yeah, I need it.
It’s done.
Thanks.
I’m so sorry.
Well, that’s what bankers do, shovel ***.
I didn’t know you had a child.
My sister’s.
Okay.
Can you multi-task?
I’m a woman.
The deal that came to my desk for Fred’s MBO wasn’t what your memo indicated. Why?
It’s not the deal.
Why?
It was changed and I did not sign off on it.
Why did it reach my desk?
Someone sent it up before I had a chance to review it and correct it.
If it wasn’t you then who sent it up?
I’d rather not say.
I’m losing my patience.
Please don’t ask me to betray a colleague.
Loyalty. Good quality. As long as it doesn’t damage the firm, you, or me.
I’ll figure it out.
Thanks.
You understand that these are lean times for banking.
Of course, and just to be clear–
Don’t interrupt. If this deal doesn’t go through with the original parameters, it will be difficult for me to justify your position at the firm.
It won’t be the original terms. He has changed his mind.
Your job is to strike a deal that I will sign off on.
I know.
We make projections for earnings and when they are not met we come under tremendous scrutiny from the regulators, the market. Bankers are the 21st Century lepers.
But you know this.
I will get it done.
The ladies room might be the best place for your little package over there.