Only a few hours after Marilyn's lawyer left the Baxter Building, I got the three of my colleagues who were on my side to gather to meet our lawyer for the case, Matt Murdock. While we waited in the meeting room, a rather disturbed conversation took place between us.
"Mary IS SUING YOU? She has played some extensive tricks, but this time she has gone too far!" Susan proclaimed.
"What are you going to do Reed? From what you told us, she seems to have a strong handle on the situation." Johnny said.
"I don't know lad, but Michael Johnston is an excellent lawyer. We're lucky that Matt Murdock is going to be on our side." I replied to Johnny's question.
Right after I said that, an alarm sounded, and I extended a hand out to press the button to find out who was in the Baxter Building's lobby. A man in a brown sportscoat, pants, and wearing a pair of sunglasses stared back at me with a smile.
"It's me, Matt Murdock. I'm here to talk about the case between you and your stepdaughter Dr. Richards."
"Oh ok, wait a few seconds." I responded, as I pressed the button to activate the doors to the elevator that would carry Matt to the very office the rest of my team and I were sitting in.
When he arrived, he shook my hand along with Ben, Susan, and Johnny's hands. And then, we got down to business.
"Now Dr. Richards, what exactly are the charges your stepdaughter is pressing against you?"
"Well, I know Mary is suing me for child neglect. I believe if I interpreted the conversation between her and Mr. Johnston over the intercom correctly, she is also suing me for child labor."
"I see..." Matt answered, then continued.
"What exactly was the cause of her to do this to you Dr. Richards?"
"Marilyn absolutely enjoys April Fools' Day. And yesterday, she just went too far with her tricks. I realize she does them for just entertainment, but the others get awfully annoyed by them. And, it's already enough for them to get along with each other all the time. If only we could totally stop fighting among ourselves..." I said in a stern voice.
Matt turned to my three partners, and asked.
"Which of you, like Dr. Richards here, listened in on the conversation between his stepdaughter and Mr. Johnston.?"
Two hands, one from Ben, and the other from Susan went up. Johnny did not respond due to his being out at the car workshop down the street that morning.
Matt faced me again, and said.
"Now Dr. Richards, you very much did what any reasonable parent would do, and was just punishing your child for some out of hand pranks, correct?"
"Why yes, I was just trying to be a good parent. But obviously, Mary does not take it as that."
"Yes, and maybe she would have taken it as that if you did not spoil her like you probably have knowing how much you love her." Matt said.
Right after Matt got that out, I turned to see Susan smiling as if saying.
"I told you so."
Then, we all gathered around to listen to Matt's plan to counteract Mr. Johnston's interrogation at the trial a couple of days later.
"Mary IS SUING YOU? She has played some extensive tricks, but this time she has gone too far!" Susan proclaimed.
"What are you going to do Reed? From what you told us, she seems to have a strong handle on the situation." Johnny said.
"I don't know lad, but Michael Johnston is an excellent lawyer. We're lucky that Matt Murdock is going to be on our side." I replied to Johnny's question.
Right after I said that, an alarm sounded, and I extended a hand out to press the button to find out who was in the Baxter Building's lobby. A man in a brown sportscoat, pants, and wearing a pair of sunglasses stared back at me with a smile.
"It's me, Matt Murdock. I'm here to talk about the case between you and your stepdaughter Dr. Richards."
"Oh ok, wait a few seconds." I responded, as I pressed the button to activate the doors to the elevator that would carry Matt to the very office the rest of my team and I were sitting in.
When he arrived, he shook my hand along with Ben, Susan, and Johnny's hands. And then, we got down to business.
"Now Dr. Richards, what exactly are the charges your stepdaughter is pressing against you?"
"Well, I know Mary is suing me for child neglect. I believe if I interpreted the conversation between her and Mr. Johnston over the intercom correctly, she is also suing me for child labor."
"I see..." Matt answered, then continued.
"What exactly was the cause of her to do this to you Dr. Richards?"
"Marilyn absolutely enjoys April Fools' Day. And yesterday, she just went too far with her tricks. I realize she does them for just entertainment, but the others get awfully annoyed by them. And, it's already enough for them to get along with each other all the time. If only we could totally stop fighting among ourselves..." I said in a stern voice.
Matt turned to my three partners, and asked.
"Which of you, like Dr. Richards here, listened in on the conversation between his stepdaughter and Mr. Johnston.?"
Two hands, one from Ben, and the other from Susan went up. Johnny did not respond due to his being out at the car workshop down the street that morning.
Matt faced me again, and said.
"Now Dr. Richards, you very much did what any reasonable parent would do, and was just punishing your child for some out of hand pranks, correct?"
"Why yes, I was just trying to be a good parent. But obviously, Mary does not take it as that."
"Yes, and maybe she would have taken it as that if you did not spoil her like you probably have knowing how much you love her." Matt said.
Right after Matt got that out, I turned to see Susan smiling as if saying.
"I told you so."
Then, we all gathered around to listen to Matt's plan to counteract Mr. Johnston's interrogation at the trial a couple of days later.