### Clue: Nervously hint at lawsuit, then (2,4,4)
### Answer: IN THAT CASE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: then
~~A definition and literal interpretation, although I am not sure what 'nervously' thinks it is doing.~~ *As pointed out by Quirister @1, this is IN THAT, an anagram ('nervously') of 'hint at' plus CASE ('lawsuit')*.