"The Man"
            By, Dave Ulrich

                                        Lights up.

                                        A REPORTER is holding a microphone and
                                        speaking to the camera.

                                   REPORTER
            Thanks Carl. I'm here at Echo Park where there was quite a
            spectacle earlier this afternoon. In a rare public appearance
            it seems The Man attempted to incite a riot. Witnesses say
            that he boasted repeatedly that he kept everyone from their
            human potential. One witness quoted him saying:
                          (deadpan from a notepad)
            "I complicate the system and deny you access to a better
            life. I am The Man. So come on, kick my ass. Are you scared?
            I think you are. Come on. Hit me. I want you to. What's
            wrong, no backbone? You are all pathetic. You deserve
            everything I've done to you."
                          (back to the camera)
            Alex Lorca witnessed the event. Alex, what did you see?

                                        ALEX has approached and leans in toward the
                                        microphone as the REPORTER holds it out.

                                   ALEX
            Well, he had this t-shirt. On the front it said 'I am The
            Man' and on the back it said 'And F you all.' Only not 'F'
            you know? He was talkin' all kinds of smack but nobody did
            nothing. I was gonna kick his butt, but my little girl was
            there and she cries every time I hit... someone.

                                   REPORTER
            Thanks Alex.

                                   ALEX
            Thank you.

                                        ALEX goes.

                                   REPORTER
            The LA County Police Department initially vowed to bring him
            to justice, but later said that because he did not physically
            harm anyone, they would dismiss the case. This is Lisa Chase
            live from Echo Park, back to you Carl.

                                        Blackout.
            THE END

"The Man" debuted January 24, 2003 directed by Amy Lynn Pigott with the following cast:

REPORTER - Jocelyn Pryde Hughes
ALEX - Christopher Clarke

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