Late at night, in the City Hall communications room.
A giant screen was split into seven smaller panes, displaying seven faces, each with a different expression.
This was an emergency closed-door meeting of the "Pennsylvania Industrial Revival Alliance."
"I've read the script Leo gave us."
In the top-left pane of the screen, Joe Byers, the Mayor of Scranton, was the first to break the silence.
"The script is excellent, it really is. The logic is sound, it's packed with emotion. If this were Hollywood, it could win an Oscar."
Byers gave a bitter smile.
"But who dares to be the first one to act?"
"My constituents have guns in their homes. If I stand on the steps of City Hall tomorrow morning and announce that I, a Republican Mayor, am switching my allegiance to the Democratic Party..."
Byers pointed to his chest.
"The next day, I'd have to wear a bulletproof vest to work. My office would be smashed to pieces by angry constituents, and my car would be covered in paint."
