This card is really good for Patrice Hathaway seeing as it combos with Patrice's Violin to allow her to make 2 resources or a card and a resource out of what would be a dead draw. The +1 Int is a nice bonus is you're building a cluever deck, and it's backup soak in case you get jumpscared by Watcher from Another Dimension.

So survivors have:

• 3 assets that give you a bonus if you discard a card (Anchor Chain, Hand Hook and Nautical Charts),
• this ally that gives you a resource after you have discarded a card from your hand,
• 3 events playable from the discrad (Improvised Weapon, Impromptu Barrier and Winging It) that each cost one single resource.

So ... use your fight / evade / investigate asset, discard your corresponding event, get a resource, play the event.

And you can have your Dark Horse bonus for both actions, the first one at base + 1 vs difficulty and the second one at base + 1 vs difficulty - 2.

You obviously need a bit of card draw to get back the Improvised event.

Edit: Does not not work with Forced Learning as that card is discard out of your turn :(

Edit: Checking the rules if skill cards committed to a test are discarded afterwards from your hand. If so, Lawrence may still be good in a high skill deck.