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3. Cause of Action

Eccentric attorney Sheila Carlisle, whom Alan Shore hired on a temporary basis without consulting anyone else, takes on a lawsuit on behalf of the firm---cuckolded husband Roland Huff is suing his wife, Nancy, over her six-year-old affair. Ellenor finally learns the terrible truth about Brad---he killed his pregnant wife and helped his young daughter fashion the ruse that got the charges dropped against him. Alan puts his own legal career at risk when he brings the district attorney's office…

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Eccentric attorney Sheila Carlisle, whom Alan Shore hired on a temporary basis without consulting anyone else, takes on a lawsuit on behalf of the firm---cuckolded husband Roland Huff is suing his wife, Nancy, over her six-year-old affair. Ellenor finally learns the terrible truth about Brad---he killed his pregnant wife and helped his young daughter fashion the ruse that got the charges dropped against him. Alan puts his own legal career at risk when he brings the district attorney's office the true facts about the Stanfield case in order to spare Ellenor the same risk. To be continued...

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