4400 Ariana Jackson 2nd Rev Network Draft 1/19/21 45.
JHARREL
You found him?
SORAYA First of all, I can’t believe you didn’t introduce me to your partner. What’s her deal? Did she say anything about me? JHARREL Soraya. Manny? Did you find him? SORAYA Right. Maybe . One guy matches the description perfectly. Only problem is, he refuses to let them photograph him or to give his name to the, and I quote, ‘fascist pig oppressors.’
Jharrel smiles wide, almost a laugh -- JHARREL
Manny’s been a raging commie since his first Che Guevara poster in high school. SORAYA Here’s the info. He’s being held at the old high school near Hamtramck.
Jharrel stares at the address a moment before breaking out in a a loud WHOOP! He pulls Soraya into a bear hug, lifting her off the ground. She laughs too, his overwhelming joy infectious... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - BALLROOM - DAY LaDonna sits alone, looking young and fragile, a shadow of her usual gregarious self. Claudette sits down next to her -- CLAUDETTE Thought that protest woulda put a smile on your face. LADONNA
Ha! No . I’m in the future and you’re, like, one of the X-Men and I’m stuck in this dump and I’m totally alone and I just want my phone back! CLAUDETTE I’ll admit I think y’all have a real surprising attachment to telephones now.
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