CITY

LOGLINE: Pilot For Serial Drama Set In Big City Hall

Script Summary

Incoming Mayor Leo Fick and his inexperienced staff face the daunting strain of salvaging a major resort city from a plague of scandals and bankruptcy.  Scene One rips back the lid as Mayor Fick's appealing press secretary Debbie Wills fends off questions from the media about the garbage crisis when she is shot by her old lover, a TV newsman.  The domestic violence spilling over into the workplace presents an assortment of juicy personalities whose lives and loves are entwined with the community through the many departments of City Hall.  Leads include perky and devious Personnel Director Barb Shumway wielding her insider power, näive Director of Social Services Michele Dagseth battling on behalf of city residents against the likes of Commissioner Halsey, known for exercising expert control over his enemies, and all are opposed by Halsey’s crusading ex-wife Attorney Jackie Irbè, dedicated to throwing out the city’s charter and badly functioning infrastructure in favor of progressive government.  The splintering climax occurs when an armored car careens off an elevated freeway, dumping 4 million dollars into one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.