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improving really well,
Rachel. Maybe its time Dr Jones started you on some
physiotherapy.”
“Why not!”
Rachel said brightly. “I think the sooner I’m up and about, the
better!”
“Alright, then.
I’ll talk to him and see what he thinks.” Nurse Kaye plumped up
Rachel’s pillow and quickly checked the monitors before
leaving.
Rachel waited a
little while longer before retrieving the newspaper from under the
sheets. She took one of the magazines that Gavin had brought her
and put the newspaper inside it. It didn’t conceal it very well,
but it might give her a few more seconds if someone should suddenly
come in the door.
She looked at
the headlines. It was about some politician caught with his
mistress. She glanced quickly down the front page, her eyes passing
over a large picture of a scantily clad young woman in an inviting
pose. Ah! There it was!
‘New Twist in
Heart Op Case,’ it read. ‘Developments in the case against the
Manchester Royal Infirmary took a new twist today as Mr McCord, the
solicitor acting for the woman who received the heart, took out a
counter suit against Mr Williams, the man suing the MRI for
allegedly removing his wife’s heart without his permission. Mr
McCord said to reporters that his client had been put under extreme
stress by Mr Williams’s case, and that he was seeking damages to
the amount of two million pounds. Asked if he thought the amount
was unreasonable, Mr McCord replied that the amount reflected the
pain and stress that his client was being put through. He also
asked reporters to remember that his client was short of funds, and
that the case was a heavy burden. At one point he also threatened
to expose former clients of Mr Brian Morgan QC, who had failed to
pay their bills, stating that because of them, Mr Morgan was unable
to forgo his usual fee for presenting their case at court.’
‘It was also
revealed today that Diana Williams (above), the 22 year old
supermodel daughter of Alex Williams from his first marriage, is
returning tomorrow to console her grieving father.’
Rachel’s
eyebrows raised as she looked again at the picture of the scantily
dressed young woman. They could have found a more suitable picture,
she thought. The story finished with a note to see page two, so
Rachel quickly turned to the second page. There was another
headline, but no pictures this time.
‘Who Goes First
Argument in Heart Op Case,’ it read. ‘Both Sir Richard Hargreaves
QC and Mr Brian Morgan QC were at an astonishing hearing in court
today. At stake was who goes first in their separate cases against
the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Sir Richard pointed out that his
client should be first, as it was from his wife that the heart was
alleged to have been wrongfully removed. Mr Morgan countered that
by pointing out that the outcome of the case had much more far
reaching effects for his client, who may have to face a further
transplant operation. Further arguments were presented on both
sides, but the judge finally decided in favour of Mr Morgan,
agreeing that his client was at greater risk, and so should take
precedence, adding that Sir Richard would have his day later, when
his client’s second case, the one against Miss Rachel Carter, the
recipient of the heart, also came to court.’
A note at the
bottom of the story this time said to see the centre pages, so
Rachel quickly flicked through the paper to them. The first thing
she saw was a picture of herself. It was an old one, taken when she
was at Manchester University. She couldn’t remember who took it or
when. “I look awful!” she said to herself. There was a little
biography underneath. What little it said about her wasn’t very far
out from the truth. There was also a picture of her mother taken
outside the hospital. She didn’t look happy. There were other
pictures too. It was like a portrait gallery of all the people
involved in the case. Each one with a short biography underneath.
There was Alex Williams
Rachel. Maybe its time Dr Jones started you on some
physiotherapy.”
“Why not!”
Rachel said brightly. “I think the sooner I’m up and about, the
better!”
“Alright, then.
I’ll talk to him and see what he thinks.” Nurse Kaye plumped up
Rachel’s pillow and quickly checked the monitors before
leaving.
Rachel waited a
little while longer before retrieving the newspaper from under the
sheets. She took one of the magazines that Gavin had brought her
and put the newspaper inside it. It didn’t conceal it very well,
but it might give her a few more seconds if someone should suddenly
come in the door.
She looked at
the headlines. It was about some politician caught with his
mistress. She glanced quickly down the front page, her eyes passing
over a large picture of a scantily clad young woman in an inviting
pose. Ah! There it was!
‘New Twist in
Heart Op Case,’ it read. ‘Developments in the case against the
Manchester Royal Infirmary took a new twist today as Mr McCord, the
solicitor acting for the woman who received the heart, took out a
counter suit against Mr Williams, the man suing the MRI for
allegedly removing his wife’s heart without his permission. Mr
McCord said to reporters that his client had been put under extreme
stress by Mr Williams’s case, and that he was seeking damages to
the amount of two million pounds. Asked if he thought the amount
was unreasonable, Mr McCord replied that the amount reflected the
pain and stress that his client was being put through. He also
asked reporters to remember that his client was short of funds, and
that the case was a heavy burden. At one point he also threatened
to expose former clients of Mr Brian Morgan QC, who had failed to
pay their bills, stating that because of them, Mr Morgan was unable
to forgo his usual fee for presenting their case at court.’
‘It was also
revealed today that Diana Williams (above), the 22 year old
supermodel daughter of Alex Williams from his first marriage, is
returning tomorrow to console her grieving father.’
Rachel’s
eyebrows raised as she looked again at the picture of the scantily
dressed young woman. They could have found a more suitable picture,
she thought. The story finished with a note to see page two, so
Rachel quickly turned to the second page. There was another
headline, but no pictures this time.
‘Who Goes First
Argument in Heart Op Case,’ it read. ‘Both Sir Richard Hargreaves
QC and Mr Brian Morgan QC were at an astonishing hearing in court
today. At stake was who goes first in their separate cases against
the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Sir Richard pointed out that his
client should be first, as it was from his wife that the heart was
alleged to have been wrongfully removed. Mr Morgan countered that
by pointing out that the outcome of the case had much more far
reaching effects for his client, who may have to face a further
transplant operation. Further arguments were presented on both
sides, but the judge finally decided in favour of Mr Morgan,
agreeing that his client was at greater risk, and so should take
precedence, adding that Sir Richard would have his day later, when
his client’s second case, the one against Miss Rachel Carter, the
recipient of the heart, also came to court.’
A note at the
bottom of the story this time said to see the centre pages, so
Rachel quickly flicked through the paper to them. The first thing
she saw was a picture of herself. It was an old one, taken when she
was at Manchester University. She couldn’t remember who took it or
when. “I look awful!” she said to herself. There was a little
biography underneath. What little it said about her wasn’t very far
out from the truth. There was also a picture of her mother taken
outside the hospital. She didn’t look happy. There were other
pictures too. It was like a portrait gallery of all the people
involved in the case. Each one with a short biography underneath.
There was Alex Williams
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