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your deductible

and the increased insurance

fees.

If you want you could just

pay for the repair directly

and leave the insurance

company out of it.

Uh I'm not so sure

about that.

Well honestly I am feeling

just fine

and you don't have to worry,

I won't show up tomorrow

with a neck brace and crutches.

Yeah that would be hilarious

considering I'm a lawyer.

Oh, why don't you just pay

for the repairs.

I'm okay, you're okay,

everything's fine.

And besides you seem like

the kind of person

who might do the same

if the tables were turned.

Did you not catch the part

about me being a lawyer?

That's funny.

Here's my card.

You call me when the estimate

is ready.

I'm Heather.

Vanessa.

And I'm glad you're not hurt.

Have a good day.

You too.

Ray, give it up.

There's a woman on the phone.

Said she's a friend of yours?

Vanessa?

Oh that's right. Vanessa!

Put her through.

Oh hi, Heather.

Can you meet me today?

I should be able to show you

a copy of the estimate.

I could meet you downtown

at lunchtime.

Should I be sitting down?

The body shop said it shouldn't

be that bad.

So how's 2:
00?

I'll bring you your cheque?

Terrific.

Francesco's Caf. 2:00

Great. I'll see you then.

Alright.

Bye.

Bye.

So it's actually a little worse

than I thought.

It's $1100.

$1100 is much less than

I expected actually.

Don't worry about it.

I'm paying for it,

it's my fault.

Remember?

That's a relief actually because

I'm between jobs right now

and I don't think I could afford

the repairs

and I'd have to go through

all the hassle of dealing with

the insurance company and...

I totally understand but I did

forget your cheque at the office

so we'll have to get it

afterwards if you don't mind.

Oh it's no problem.

So how many days before

you get your car back?

They said just 4-5 days.

Well if you need help with

transportation let me know?

That's very nice of you.

Thank you for offering.

What do you do for work?

I'm a travel writer actually.

That's my passion anyway.

But I'm having a lot of trouble

finding work here.

It's hard to write about

far off exotic places

when you're stuck

in East Crescentview

trying to make ends meet

right?

If you hear of anything,

strictly legal of course,

let me know.

I will.

You have great hair

by the way.

Thank you!

Thank you.

I have to confess,

I actually smoothed it out

after I saw yours,

I thought it was so pretty.

Well thank you!

I'm very flattered.

So tell me what led you to

become a lawyer anyway?

Oh it's a long story.

Well you know what,

I'm starving.

So why don't I order

some food too

and you can tell me

while we eat?

Sure. Here.

That is a great story.

Heather you have the most

interesting life.

I mean maybe professionally

but not personally.

Ah, you're single.

Yes. Very.

Divorced actually.

I caught my ex having an affair

with my best friend

I decided to leave the state,

get as far away from the two

of them as possible,

start fresh and voila!

Here I am.

Well, I'm sure it'll work

out for the best.

Everything happens for a

reason, or so they say, right?

If it weren't for the crash,

I wouldn't have made

my new friend.

A toast, to friends.

Well I guess we could

toast tea.

Heather. May I?

You're kidding me?

Hi there.

I'm Ray Johnson.

Vanessa.

Heather and I, we used

to be together.

Okay.

Well, uh...

You haven't gotten back

to me Heather.

Yes.

Have you given any more thought

to our last conversation?

Ray, this is really not the time

nor the place.

You didn't even thank me

for the flowers I sent.

If I didn't know better, I'd say

you were trying to ignore me.

Hey, jerk.

She doesn't want you here.

Can't you see that?

Maybe you should just leave.

I can handle it.

Spoken like a true lawyer.

Can you actually just give

us a moment?

I'm sorry.

Sure.

Ray.

Listen to me.

I saw you outside my house

last night.

You cannot do that again.

Why not?

Or I'll call the police.

You owe me another chance.

I deserve another chance

Heather.

No I do not owe you anything.

Hey are you okay?

Is that bastard following you?

We should do something

about that.

We?

This is my problem.

I can handle it but thank you.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean

to upset you by saying that.

No no, you didn't upset me.

I'm just a little frustrated.

I'm sorry.

I just... I'm looking out

for my new friend.

No, it's fine.

I can handle it but thank you.

Can I catch a cab near here?

You're not going to catch

a cab.

I'm going to drive you.

We're going to pick up

the cheque

and I'll take you home.

Are you sure?

I'm sure it's out of your way

and it's not the best

part of town.

It's totally fine.

Hey!

There you are.

Hi.

Thank you very much.

And voila.

Thank you.

So this is my assistant

Lisa.

This is Vanessa.

Hi Vanessa,

nice to meet you.

Lisa runs the show.

And Vanessa is the one

I got in the car accident

with, obviously.

So that's it.

Great.

Oh hey Jack.

Hey.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

Just dropping off the rest

of the files for Miss Lisa.

Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

You as well.

Any chance you have time

for a quick cup of coffee?

I can't.

Actually I have to drop

Vanessa off.

This is Vanessa,

this is Jack.

Nice to meet you Vanessa.

Likewise.

So maybe another time then?

Bye.

Can I ask you a question?

Of course.

Who is Jack?

Jack is a private investigator.

Oh well I know we're just

getting to know each other

but I got the impression

there was chemistry

between you two.

Yeah well we'll see

what happens.

Well a catch like that

you gotta move fast.

Well we work together

so I'm not sure

how I'm going to keep

that from getting complicated.

Oh that's me,

right up ahead.

Oh it's not that bad.

Well it's not exactly 5 stars

but the price is right.

Cute.

Thank you so much

for the ride.

Sure.

Talk to you later.

See ya.

Would you do me a favour?

I'd like to see if we could

find some work

for my friend Vanessa.

Vanessa?

The woman that you got

into the accident with.

Right. She's new in town.

I want to do something

nice for her.

Do you want me to do

the background check

or go through HR?

No you can do it but I don't

want her to know

that I'm doing something

nice for her

and I have her driver's

license number.

Great.

Give me a couple days.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hi Heather.

It's Vanessa.

I'm going to be in town

later today.

Do you want to meet up

for coffee?

Actually I don't, I have

to go on my daily run.

You want a running partner?

I could use a workout myself.

Sure!

I'll be at Queens Park

in an hour.

Great, I'll see you there.

Okay.

Talk to you later.

You run every day?

Yep.

Try to.

It's really good for stress.

You know I always imagine

that I'm running with whoever

or whatever

I'm up against at the time

and I take off and I push

past them.

It's a great visualization.

You must be really stressed

right now.

Why?

Because we've been running

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