Norman Mushari is introduced as a boy shyster. He is the son of a Lebanese Brooklyn rug merchant. He was six in 1947 when the Rosewater fortune was used to found their foundation. Mushari graduated at the top of his class from Cornell Law School and went to work for McAllister, Robjent, Reed and McGee, which was the firm that designed and did the paperwork for the establishment of both the Rosewater Corporation and the Rosewater Foundation. Over a number of years Mushari slowly builds his case against Eliot and obtains as much information as he can. When Eliot is confined to a mental institution, he quits the law firm and contacts Fred Rosewater, who he informs is the heir to the fortune. Mushari represents Fred, hoping to claim a share of the money as his fee.
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