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Orang Zahed

At a brewery in Lynchburg, Liv's next client awaits aid. His problem is big...as is the amount he'll lose without Ms. Pope's help.

Meet Orang Zahed. He may blend in here, but he's no local. On the contrary, he's in hiding. He's in dire need of a lawyer who's very fast at work, and very knowing of what certain people want.

Zahed is political. He believes that Muslims are meant to live WITH infidels, rather than away from them. And hence, that's what he preaches. Once, social media seemed to have a VERY favorable opinion of him.

And now, multiple women are claiming to be Zahed's spouses. They haven't gone public with it; Zahed's just being blackmailed at this point.

The brewery's radio plays Eden's Edge's "Amen." Zahed liked that band; it was such a shame they couldn't produce a top ten single before they broke up.

At long last, Liv arrives. She's panting. From Washington to Lynchburg is no short distance...but of course, it beats from Washington to Nome. Zahed tries to tell her that; she doesn't react.

They sit at a table in the corner. He outlines his situation. Liv listens. She doesn't seem very taken aback; but then, she never does.

"I think I know who to talk to about this," she tells him. "You just go back to your ordinary life, and be yourself."

"Thank you, Ms. Pope. I know not how to repay you."

"We'll talk about that later. Just...don't tell any polygamy jokes to people you don't know."

"You need help getting back to Washington?"

"Like I said: we'll talk about that later."

With that, Olivia takes her leave, to go talk to the people she knows of. She doesn't know it, but Zahed will soon become the one client she'll be forever thankful for having...as well as the one client she'll wish she never approached.