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5. Mary Pat Shelby

The show gets an opportunity to boost their ratings when a controversial athlete agrees to an in studio interview. The situation changes after Natalie's pre-interview and Dana must make some hard decisions.

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The team tries to score an exclusive interview with Christian Patrick, a football player who's under investigation for sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, but Patrick's agent will only grant the interview if the assault allegation is off limits. Natalie is sent to conduct a pre-interview with him, but comes back with an injured wrist. All hell breaks loose when the team learns that a stadium employee saw Patrick physically attack a female sports reporter in the locker room.

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