Dan and Alex share an intimate dinner where Dan recounts a humorous yet awkward story about his mother asking him to represent her in a divorce against his father. The scene establishes their initial chemistry and the ease with which they connect before their relationship takes a dark turn.
DAN: Strangest case I ever handled? Well, the truth is I never actually handled it, but the strangest case I ever came near was when my parents decided to get divorced and my mother asked me to represent her.
ALEX: You're kidding.
DAN: That's what I said to her. "Whaddaya mean," she told me, "you kn
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