4400 Ariana Jackson 2nd Rev Network Draft 1/19/21 43.
SHANICE
How long?
(off his silence)
How long ?
LOGAN
Nine years.
SHANICE ( devastated ) She -- she raised my daughter?
Shanice tries to hold back her tears, but can’t. This breaks her. Keisha takes it all in, clocks young Mariah’s distress -- even Keisha isn’t immune to the heartbreak of the moment. But it’s too late to change course. The Agents roughly grab Shanice to cuff her. Logan instinctively reaches to help her -- just like at the protest when they first met -- but pulls back. As the cuffs go on her wrists, Shanice gathers her strength turns to Logan and Mariah, strong and sure -- SHANICE (CONT'D) I don’t know what you thought, but I didn’t leave. I would never have left you. I love you, you’re my family, and I’ll do everything I can to get back to you and make you understand. As the Agents lead her away, Logan follows, waiting until Bridget and a scared Mariah are out of earshot. LOGAN I don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself into, Shanice, but don’t lie to me and don’t lie to our daughter. I found your note. Shanice is confused a beat before the realization hits her -- SHANICE No, Logan, that’s not what you think, I can explain -- But she’s being placed into the back of an SUV. Jharrel looks on, frustrated and enraged, while Keisha nods to the Agents, sober and grim. As the SIREN starts, Logan watches the vehicle pull away, taking Shanice with it. His cold facade crumbles, and he puts his hands on his head, reeling from the encounter --
END OF ACT FOUR
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