Picking Up the Pieces Chapter 8
| Picking Up the Pieces | |
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| Time frame | September 14, 2001 |
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Locations
- New York City
- Shae's home on Staten Island
- Rob's apartment in midtown
- Dave and Julie's apartment in downtown
Characters
- Dunlap and Fyre
- Michelle Martin
- Dave Patterson, editor
- Ronna Goldberg
- Dick Steward, Editor in Chief
- Dunlap and Fyre, continued:
- Maxine, accounting dept. manager
- Rob Dunlap, president
- Melissa Schaedler, editor
Summary
Shae and Dave wave good-bye to Emily; then go to work: Shae to the TV studio, and Dave to a meeting of Dunlap and Fyre at his manager Rob's apartment.
Dave and his colleagues discuss what to do about office space; their main office was close to the two towers and may be unsafe.
Dave and Shae get a temporary pass to get into his apartment in Battery Park Village. After climbing the stairs to their fourteenth-floor apartment (there is still no power), Dave gets reminded of Julie seeing all their things, and then almost breaks down seeing a huge pile of building debris from the window.
Shae gathers a few bags of things, and then has to push Dave to carry a suitcase and get out of the apartment.
They arrive back in Shae's apartment in Staten Island, with Dave still depressed, and only slightly distracted by his kids.
