The Gods of Guilt (Mickey Haller 5)
“On the ride down I shifted my weight from foot to foot like a boxer in his corner waiting to answer the bell. By the time I reached the ground floor I knew exactly where I had to go. Sly Fulgoni Jr. could wait. I needed to see Legal Siegel.
Forty minutes later I stepped off another elevator onto the fourth floor at Menorah Manor. As I passed the reception desk, the nurse stopped me and told me I had to open my briefcase before she would allow me to go down the hall to Legal’s room.
“What are yo...u talking about?” I said. “I’m his lawyer. You can’t tell me to open my briefcase.”
She responded sternly and without any give.
“Someone has been bringing food from the outside to Mr. Siegel. Not only is it a violation of the health and religious policies of this facility, it is a risk to the patient because it interferes with a carefully considered and scheduled nutrition plan.”
I knew where this was headed and I refused to back down myself.
“You’re calling what you feed him and what he pays for here a nutrition plan?”MoreLess
Forty minutes later I stepped off another elevator onto the fourth floor at Menorah Manor. As I passed the reception desk, the nurse stopped me and told me I had to open my briefcase before she would allow me to go down the hall to Legal’s room.
“What are yo...u talking about?” I said. “I’m his lawyer. You can’t tell me to open my briefcase.”
She responded sternly and without any give.
“Someone has been bringing food from the outside to Mr. Siegel. Not only is it a violation of the health and religious policies of this facility, it is a risk to the patient because it interferes with a carefully considered and scheduled nutrition plan.”
I knew where this was headed and I refused to back down myself.
“You’re calling what you feed him and what he pays for here a nutrition plan?”MoreLess
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