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CITY - LOGLINE - Script Summary |
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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 Irbč,
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. |
