INT. SMALL LEGAL CLINIC — AFTERNOON
内景 · 小型法律诊所 · 下午
A new lawyer places a blank timeline beside a family’s stack of denial letters.
一名新手律师把空白时间线放在一个家庭的一叠拒赔信旁。
CLIENT
Can you promise the company will finally pay?
你能保证公司最终会赔付吗？
LAWYER
A good intake turns a painful story into choices without shrinking the person behind it. I cannot promise an outcome.
好的首次会谈把痛苦经历变成选择，却不把讲述者缩减成一宗案件。我不能承诺结果。
LAWYER
What matters most now, which deadline is closest, and what documents have you already received?
眼下什么最重要、最近的期限是哪一个、你们已经收到哪些文件？
CLIENT
We need a clear answer before the treatment decision next week.
我们需要在下周做治疗决定前得到清楚答复。
The meeting ends with a document request, a deadline check, and a scheduled update rather than a guarantee.
会谈以材料请求、期限核对和已安排的更新结束，而不是以保证收尾。
