#Hotel Perceval Convention Center

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Schanke grabs a donut and goes to the desk then makes a phone call to his wife Myra. Schanke says, Myra, listen, it's me. I can't remember, am I a registered voter?

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Schanke says, Sounds like new age self-help advice. Nick says, It was in his suitcase. Might be something. How about you? What do you got? Schanke answers, Mostly paperwork, articles he was working on and this contact book. Hundreds of numbers in here. Nick places the necklace in a handkerchief and places it in his jacket pocket. Schanke says, Take a month to run them all down. Nick says, Well, better get started first thing in the morning, then. Schanke answers, Who me? Natalie walks in and says, All right. I'm calling it. Our guy died of electrocution, meaning he didn't die before the TV hit the water.

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Back at the Hotel Perceval, a forensic team and the police are going over the bathroom and hotel room, where the man was electrocuted.

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The man is shocked as the TV is thrown into the bathtub with him. Sparks fly as the TV hits the water and the man is electrocuted. The man is seen dead under the water.

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Barbara Norton continues, It's 1992. Gender is not an issue. Footsteps can be heard approaching the bathroom. The man opens opens his eyes as the TV is picked up.

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Opening of Episode 114 Spin Doctor

As a news reporter speaks: As election night draws near, both candidates in the mayoral run-off have set up their headquarters here, at opposite ends of the Hotel Perceval Convention Center. Clifford Hiatt and Barbara Norton have just arrived for tonight's debate,

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Hiatt campaign worker says, We can always use more volunteers. Schanke says, Well, like I always say, if you don't care about your government, your government doesn't care about you. Campaign worker says, That's the spirit, Mr. Schanke. Now, you can use the desk over there, and here's your list of registered voters. Let's get out the vote. Schanke says, Great. Uh, just one question. Those donuts, over there, are they for us?

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Mona asks, Is he alright? Nick and Schanke give each other a strange look.

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Mona Wayne asks, Am I in trouble or something? Nick answers, It's about Gilbert Reeves. Mona asks, Yes? Nick continues, Miss Wayne, there's a problem. Gilbert was taking a bath... Mona asks, Yes? Nick says, While he was watching television... Schanke adds, Somehow the television wound up in the tub.

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Nick, Natalie and Schanke watch Barbara Norton with the reporters. Natalie says, Barbara Norton is the best thing that could ever happen to this city. Nick answers, And better looking too. Schanke asks, A broad for mayor? Yeah, right. Natalie asks, Excuse me? A woman for mayor, thank you, and what is wrong with that? Schanke asks, Well, who am I? What do I know? I only pay taxes in this town. Nick yells, Will you two please chill out? We're on duty here. We've got police work to do. A police officer comes up to the group and says, Detective Knight, this is Mona Wayne.

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Mayoral Candidate Barbara Norton with her advisor, Laura Neil, speaks to the crowd of reporters with her. Laura says, Settle down, please. A reporter says, Okay. Barbara Norton starts, My heart goes out to those members of the community who live with this kind of...mayhem every day of their lives. Decent people in crime-ridden neighborhoods are impacted by this sort of thing constantly.

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Nick says, He dodged that one well. Natalie says, He's a master at it. You noticed how his head looks a lot bigger in person? Schanke says, He's got my vote. We need somebody tough in office. Natalie says, Oh, come on, he's as phony as his hair weave, Schanke. Schanke asks, That's a weave? Natalie and Schanke walk away. Nick still watching notices that Natalie and Schanke leave then follows.

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As Clifford Hiatt talks to reporters, Frankly, I'm sick of crime, and I know I'm not alone. A flash of a camera brings on a memory, Nick can feel a memory come on....

Flashback: Chicago, Illinois, 1954.

Nicholas is being escorted down a hallway by two men. A woman comes up to him screaming, Dirty communist! Lousy Red! The two continue to lead Nicholas down the hallway as one man holds the woman back.

Back from his memory, Nick hears Clifford Hiatt continue, We're out to take back our streets.

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News reporter, Steve Tate says, We're live at the Hotel Perceval, where, a short while ago, a man was found dead in his hotel room. As police investigate, candidates Barbara Norton and Clifford Hiatt are telling reporters their positions regarding crime in our city.

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Schanke says, You know what they say. The bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house. Natalie answers, Sherlock Holmes. Schanke says, Right. Natalie says, This was definitely not an accident. Schanke says, Unless the TV spontaneously levitated into the tub. Nick says, Okay, phone checks, background. Let's get started. Nick, Natalie and Schanke leave the hotel room/crime scene.

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Nick pulls out a medallion on a chain from the suitcase. Nick looks at the necklace and asks, Hey, Schanke, what do you make of this? Nick drapes the necklace over the sleeve of his jacket to show it to Schanke. Schanke reads the inscription on the medallion and says, "Make Luck." What is that, Confucius? Nick flips the medallion to the other side and Schanke says, "Steer Fate."