Picking Up the Pieces Chapter 23

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Contents 1 Locations 2 Characters 3 Also Mentioned 4 Summary

Locations

• New York City:

• Dunlap and Fyre's new, small office in the (fictional) Ford Building
• Shae's apartment in Staten Island

Characters

• Dave Patterson
• Michelle Martin
• Dick Steward
• Shae Kirkendahl
• Aaron Tietelbaum, an accountant recommended by Rob Dunlap

Also Mentioned

• Julie Patterson
• Raylene, Shae's tall friend
• Eve McClellan
• John McClellan
• Martin Clemens, an account exec at Bellinger Gates
• Stan Albright
• Deborah Albright
• JoAnne Patterson
• Hazel Perkins
• Larissa Hamilton, a student at NYU and author of Swordsman of Atlantis

Summary

Dave and Shae go out for a couple of dinners, and Dave appreciates Shae's attractiveness, but also realizes how lonely Shae is.

Dave has a series of meetings at Dunlap and Fyre, and is on the whole satisfied with the progress there. He meets with the accountant that Rob recommended, Aaron Tietelaum, and as a result makes progress on a number of issues, including discovering another account the Julie maintained and an overdue loan Julie's father's business; and applies for a death certificate for Julie.

All that progress makes him realize even more that Julie is gone, and Dave get depressed again. Shae helps a bit, and he also makes an appointment to see Eve, making a detour on his way to Bradford.