One Friday Jack picked Quoyle up in his boat. Quoyle had just talked to Partridge on the phone. He was telling Quoyle about all the horrible riots in Los Angeles and that a former colleague was shot back in New York by a crazy person with a gun that stormed the newsroom. Then Quoyle boarded Jack's boat to go fishing and conduct their editorial meeting. Quoyle didn't mind it but thought it was a strange way to conduct a meeting. They talked about the rumor that one of the local plants was closing, as well as their ideas for putting more editorial content in the paper. Jack fished and Quoyle cleaned his catch.
In February Quoyle received the paperwork to sign to admit his distant cousin Nolan in an institution for good. He thought.....
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