As Jakel was accompanying Elaine to the hospital, Charlie was on his way to New York.
Jakel reported the situation to Jordan promptly, and Jordan then reported the situation to Charlie immediately.
According to Jakel, he would only be able to apply for one to two days of hospital treatment time for Elaine at most, but Elaine would have to attend the preliminary hearing after the hospital treatment was over.
During the preliminary hearing, the judge would make a ruling on whether Elaine coul