Lesson 4

[anna harper]

Anna 10 things Things I learned from this lesson. At first, I was not at all confident that I could pull these points out in a coherent fashion. Once I focused and followed the steps, it worked.

A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?
The villains share enjoyment in the power of bullying. The hero is a Newfoundland dog with magical superpowers of telepathic communication.
B. Major hook of your opening scene?
We meet Alfie, the hero of the story in a back alley. He is a huge homeless dog, cold and hungry contrasting with the Christmas abundance of the story world of the village.
Emotional dilemma?
The emotional dilemma for the audience is seeing the dog explore the beautiful Christmas village which also contains harsh realities like poverty and homelessness.
E. Major twists?
Next, we encounter Dylan, a teenage boy (also an evolving hero,) in the middle of a schoolyard brawl. He is targeted by schoolyard bullies because he does not speak. He has been electively silent since the death of his mother two years ago. His silence is making life difficult for himself and his father.
We also meet two adult bullies, a mean schoolteacher and an oppressive and hypocritical school principal, Baldy Brown. Both have it in for Dylan. Elizabeth Perkins the schoolteacher expresses her contempt for all the students with a rap song and dance. She has a Cruella de Ville-like personality.
Big surprises:
1.Alfie meets an angel, Michelle, who is the deceased mother of Dylan. She bestows the gift of telepathic communication on Alfie and asks him to help her son.
2.Steve, comes home to find his son Dylan, giving the filthy Newfoundland dog a bath. He plans to send the dog to the pound.
Reversals:
1.Alfie wins a temporary reprieve from the pound; With Alfie’s help, Dylan starts to emerge from his shell.
2.Dylan’s bully teacher Elizabeth is trying to send Dylan off to a boarding school so she can have Steve to herself.
3. Following a shocking incident with a teacher locking Lilly (Dylan’s only friend) in the school cellar, and Dylan attempting to rescue Lilly, he calls the teacher a liar. Dylan’s fate is sealed. He is to be sent to boarding school in London. Dylan runs away.
4. Alfie saves the day and locates Dylan

Surprise 1. is when Dylan and Lilly, his friend meet the alpha bully, Victor in the park on Christmas day. His family are fighting, so Dylan and Lilly invite Victor to Dylan’s house for Christmas dinner.
Surprise 2. Alfie tells Dylan he wants to locate his brother and sister. Dylan agrees to help Alfie by breaking into the school computer lab to find Cocoa and Pirate on Facebook.

[David Ennocenti]

David Ennocenti The 10 most interesting things – What I learned is to be brief. And to know what are the most interesting and unique parts of your screenplay.
• A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?
• She is a sniper in the Russian Red Army. The most successful, too.
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• B. Major hook of your opening scene?
• We see a sniper shooting and characters saying what a great shot he is. Then we see her close up and realize it’s a woman. The scene then dissolves to Lyudmila growing up in her homeland of the Ukraine.
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• C. Any turning points?
• There are many turning points and reveals. She changes from freezing in battle to leading the way. Other characters reveal things about themselves as well. Her Sergent states his opposition to women in combat and predicts men will try to rescue women in danger when they shouldn’t. Then he twice does exactly that.
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• D. Emotional dilemma?
• The lead characters husband is killed in battle. She learns of it while on duty. She has to deal with being a woman in combat.
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• E. Major twists?
• By the end of the screenplay, Lyudmila is recruited by Eleanor Roosevelt. She becomes the first Russin citizen to dine at the Whitehouse. She tours the USA and Canada with Eleanor Roosevelt.
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• F. Reversals?
• Lyudmila and other characters respond in battle in unexpected ways. On the American side of the story, Eleanor Roosevelt collaborates with a congresswoman from the opposite party. Some scenes, soldiers appear to be running away in battle but they are only finding another way to attack. One scene near the end, Lyudmila decides not to kill and enemy soldier who is in her sights because he is playing a song on a harmonica that is dear to her.
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• G. Character betrayals? One of the men attacks a woman in the patrol that Lyudmila is in.
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• H. Or any big surprises? There are reveals of characters and characters change and evolve throughout.

[Eric Jr]

Eric Edge Jr.’s 10 Most Interesting Things

I learned that it is better to take the plot out of chronological order because it reads like a book report.
1. Villain and Hero Dynamics:

• Snake shamans use nature magic to control animals for terrifying attacks.
• The commune is controlled by Saqra, an evil snake god aiming for world domination. .
• Madison Fry, a conservative commentator, and Senator Baker are determined to destroy the hippie commune and embarrass the film crew. .

2. Documentary Crew's Challenge:
Initially facing backlash, the film crew shifts their focus to the commune, facing danger and uncovering dark secrets.
3. Heroes’ Resolution:
Parrot tribe shaman Azzu and anthropologist Grace use white magic to stop the snake tribe, becoming symbols of love and unity.
4. Opening Scene Hook:
A vivid battle between the snake and parrot tribes using magic to control a snake and traditional weapons.
5. Turning Point:
Drug tourists discover the extreme side effects of "The Serpent’s Tongue" drug, leading to insanity and horrific sacrifices.
6. Cult Practices:
The cult enriches soil by composting sacrificed bodies to enhance the drug’s potency.
7. Emotional Dilemma:
The film crew is horrified to learn about the cult’s murders and realizes they are trapped in the deadly jungle.
8. Major Twist:
Saqra orders the killing of Madison Fry and the Senator, followed by the cult's mass suicide, while leaders plan to spread the drug in the States.
9. Reversal:
Dave escapes the tribe's mass suicide and massacre but is killed by his love interest, who is hypnotized by trance music on a phone call.
10. Character Betrayal and Surprise:

• Cameraman Travis betrays the crew by joining the tribe.
• In a dramatic aerial battle, Bezon appears and kills Saqra, the snake god, who has sprouted wings.

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[Eden De Ruse-Moore]

Eden De Ruse-Moore 10 Most Interesting Things
“What I learned doing this assignment is backstory is not necessary in a pitch.

1) Joe’s official title, FGOTUS, clashes with his home run king identity.

2) Zena (aka POTUS) goes into labor during the All Star game.

3) Senator Crawford leads an investigation on the Capitol Hill coined Babygate.

4) Zena and Joe play strip Monopoly on Air Force One.

5) Joe is shamed on national TV by the Baby Czar for having no parenting skills.

6) Joe needing baby care back-up, does not hire any professional nannies, instead he hires three dudes he knows he can depend on.

7) Joe has a heated argument in Tokyo with Zena because he feels neglected.

8) POTUS is told that Russia is poised to invade Minsk.

9) To the surprise of everyone, including his attorney — Joe does not plead spousal privilege nor does he take the 5th when he testifies before Babygate.

10) Zena is ready for a second child but Joe is not.

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[William Whelan]

William Whelan – 10 Most Interesting Things
• A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?
Protagonist – Mafia princess who desires to break with the family and become a sophisticated lady.
Antagonist – loyal underboss who turns on the family and attempts to take it over.
• B. Major hook of your opening scene?
When young Liza observes her father torturing a police informer it scars her for life and turns her off to the family’s violent way of life.
• C. Any turning points?
!. Liza decides to take an acting class with Professor Shaw.
2. After her father’s death Liza decides to quit the lessons from Professor Shaw and take over as head of the family.
3. After her car is firebombed Liza decides to go on the run.
• . Emotional dilemma
When Liza’s car is firebombed, she must decide to leave Brooklyn and go on the run leaving friends and family behind.
• E. Major twists
1. Liza shoots Vito after an attempted rape.
2, Professor Shaw decides to return to England after he helps Liza dispose of Vito’s body,
• F. Reversals – Vito survives the shooting and puts a contract out on Liza.
• G. Character betrayals – Izzy betrays Liza and informs Vito of Liza’s whereabouts.
• H. Or any big surprises – Big Dom dying, Vito being shot, Liza’s car being firebombed, Izzy betraying Liza.
.4.“What I learned doing this assignment is to identify the 10 Most Interesting things in my script.

[Joseph Waldygo]

Joe Waldygo’s – 10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned doing this assignment. I learned how to incorporate and emphasize the 10 most Interesting Things into my 5 minute pitch.

A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?
Low rent Private Investigator Tory Patton is a wounded, wrongly accused military hero addicted to pain killers.
Cartel leader known as The Matador was a real Matador, now he just kills like one.

B. Major hook of your opening scene? We see fallen hero Protagonist in chronic pain from wounds, addicted, almost shooting up heroin.
C. Any turning points?
-When veteran’s shelter receives 30-day foreclosure notice or $412k.
-Tory and 2 former squad members decide to rob a drug dealer.
-When Megan gets captured and given to Cartel.

D. Emotional dilemma?
After Megan is captured, Tory plans to rescue her solo with guns and gadgets instead of calling cops.

E. Major twists? Tory plans and executes perfect robbery but there’s no cash.
F. Reversals?
1.) Matador is ready to kill ladies. Then Lethal Latinas reveal and kick ass.
2.) Detective gets task force with DEA. Then DEA (old boss) is crooked and betrays him.
3.) The crooked DEA is in control, then Tory with rifle shuts them down.

G. Character betrayals?
Mike betrays Tory by not confessing to friendly fire incident.
Dodge betrays Detective.

H. Or any big surprises? Mike confesses and absolves Tory from friendly fire incident. Megan gets captured. Lethal Latinas in white dresses.

[Joyce Davidson]

Joyce’s points to interest a producer.
WIL specific hooks I have in my project willl help me write a pitch.:

A. What is most unique about your villain and hero? He is a good accountant, but fired from his position, and he’s an untrained agent for SIS , but he now has his dream job and has a chance to save his father and the world.
B. Major hook of your opening scene? He discovers that his father has been a spy for many years.
C. Any turning points? He fumbles an awards party at work and loses his job.
D. Emotional dilemma? His father makes him feel that he is disappointed in his son and barely tolerates him.
E. Major twists? His father is wounded and can not return to the field. Bertie is hired and sent after his father sneaks out of the country and returns only to be captured.
F. Reversals?
G. Character betrayals?The man who controls the country and the mysterious device betrays his country.
H. Or any big surprises? Bertie rises to save the world. He also makes an impression on a lovely journalist who is really an agent, too.
2. Make a list of any other things in your script that could interest a producer. Bertie’s journey shows him as he becomes the spy he always wanted to be and he also shows promise for future assignments.

[Michael Wallace]

Michael Wallace’s 10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned doing this assignment was to avoid telling the story, and instead focus on pointing out interesting hooks that would interest the Producer.
1 Our hero is a Wall Street executive during the “dot com” boom who makes money for his clients, but also manipulates the market for his company’s gain and those he choses to benefit. He returns to his hometown and mentors a twelve-year-old kid in a school stock trading club to win back his childhood sweetheart, who is a teacher in the kid’s school.
2 The opening scene is a little league baseball game set when the executive was a twelve-year-old kid, and he win’s the game by hitting a home run which ends by him taking out the opposing team’s catcher in a play at the plate. He looks up in the stands and sees “his girl” staring at the opposing team’s catcher lying on the ground. He helps the catcher up to win the smile of his girl. This scene defines the character and his objectives.
3 The executive gives the kid inside information to help him win his stock picking contest, and in exchange the kid agrees to help the executive by finding out any information he can on his teacher, to help the executive win her back. Everything is going great until it is discovered through an SEC probe that the kid is trading real stocks in an account set up in his mother’s name and making a fortune.
4 The politically motivated NYS AG (the villain) who vows to clean up Wall Street in his quest to become the next Governor, faces the dilemma of prosecuting a kid for insider trading after he refuses to settle, and the media won’t let the story go away. Despite his company’s political contributions, he secretly threatens to go after the executive if he doesn’t agree to testify against the kid.
5 After resisting at first, the executive agrees to testify to save himself, losing the girl and his relationship with the kid.
6 The kid’s heart wrenching testimony on the stand makes the executive realize that he learned everything that is wrong with Wall Street, and those that get away with questionable activities like him, from him.
7 The night before he is supposed to testify, he secretly feeds inside information about his firms dealings to help the kid get off.

[Lyn Embree]

Lyn’s 10 Most Interesting Things

A. Most unique thing about my hero: She’s a badass Colombian-American teen with supernatural powers. Most unique thing about my villain: She’s a powerful, shape-shifting goddess who is fed up with her job as protectress of the Colombian people and their land.

B. Jennifer, my hero Skye’s therapist, turns out to be an Afro-Colombian dancer and witch who knows tons about the villain goddess.

C. Skye can access other dimensions through her dreams.

D. There is a mirror parallel universe in the skies above Colombia where the goddess reigns supreme.

E. Major Twist – Skye discovers she has the same shape-shifting powers as the villain goddess.

F. Reversal – Jennifer, who has been acting as Skye’s mentor and guide, doesn’t exist. She is the villain goddess in disguise.

G. Character Betrayal – Skye’s mom, who gave her up to an American couple so she would have a better life, knew all along that the villain goddess would come for her daughter.

H. Emotional Dilemma – Skye must decide between abandoning the fight, leaving her family to die and Colombia to be destroyed in order to return home to the U.S. or she must kill the goddess and take her place as the protectress of Colombia, to never return home.

I. The villain goddess is Skye’s aunt.

J. In the final battle between hero and villain, Skye’s mom sacrifices herself to the goddess to save her daughter.

What I learned doing this assignment is to jam pack my script with interesting things to make it appealing to producers. I love that this marketing process gets me out of my own head and serves as a litmus test to make sure my work is interesting and exciting, not just for me but also for an audience and all of the people who have the power to get the movie made.

[Paul McGregor]

Paul's 10 Most Interesting Things
4. What I learned from this assignment is how vital it is to cover all these bases. The question about the opening scene led me to swap scenes around so that the opening scene has a better hook.
1. A. What is most unique about your villain and hero? Frank, the hero with no high school diploma, takes the bankers and the lawyers to the cleaners.
The villain, a brave wimp, is a family man with a drug habit ready to betray his family to get his next fix.
B. Major hook of your opening scene? After an evening with the family, Frank's son-in-law forgets his cigarettes and Frank discovers he's doing cocaine, not tobacco.
C. Any turning points? Frank's daughter, Monica, finds the letter from the bank announcing foreclosure on the family home.
The villain turns up in Truth and Consequences, New Mexico and makes a desperate plea to be allowed back home
After the family dog is killed, Frank adopts the attack is the best form of defense strategy and plans his son-in-law's gruesome murder.
D. Emotional dilemma? Monica has to come to terms with the truth about her husband and accept that she has to choose between his survival or that of herself and her two daughters.
E. Major twists? work in progress
F. Reversals? work in progress
G. Character betrayals? work in progress
H. Or any big surprises? The villain gets thrown into a massive wood-chipper and Frank gives a bag of the sawdust to the villain's parents for use in their immaculate garden.
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[Pamela Milton]

Class 2 Lesson 4
Pamela Milton’s 10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned: Breaking out and defining the interesting things / components forces you to exam the flow and viability of the script.
1. and 3: Which specific hooks have you used and organize them with 10 Most Interesting Things.
A) Most intriguing thing about villain: There are two villains involved. One for each time era, 1934 and 1980. An Interesting thing about Zebulon Hardcore, the nemesis in 1934, is he is doing his job as an FBI agent tracking down the Chutney Gang whom he thinks has kidnapped and killed his fiancée, Tempest Headley.
In 1980, the IRS division head, Bennett Caruthers, is the villain. He has used his position over the years to achieve his own goals. He has the protagonist, McKenna Worth, go undercover to find the embezzled bank money then plans to eliminate her after she has recovered it.
B) Opening Hook: In 1934, the Chutney Gang ends up in an armed stand-off with than staff and customers moments after entering the bank.
In 1980, McKenna Worth is the only female agent the IRS Recovery division. On her first field assignment she is told she will be going undercover.
C) Turning Point: In 1934, Tempt Headley kidnaps the Chutney Gang. Shortly after, she becomes their leader.
In 1980, Zebulon arrives in Yesterday. He is now a bounty hunter but still obsessed with capturing the Chutney Gang.
D) Emotional Dilemma: In 1934, Tempest Headley loves Zebulon but knows she won’t be happy if she married him.
In 1980, While working undercover, McKenna becomes attracted to Sherriff Armitage but a relationship built on a lie and her career drive gives the relationship no future.
E) Major Events: In 1934, while in disguise, Tempest takes Zebulon hostage and forces him let the Chutney Gang go free.
F) Reversals: In 1934, Having saved the Gang from Zebulon Tempest decides to leave the Gang and return to Yesterday
In 1980, Vince Minelli, McKenna’s partner, is reporting all of McKenna’s actions and conversations to a mysterious third party.
G) Betrayal: After McKenna refuses to uses illegal and unethical techniques to gain information, Caruthers “throws her under the bus” forcing her to publicly admit to Armitage and the towns people she has been using them to get information.
H) Surprises: McKenna discover a secret room in City Hall which contains information revealing who did what, where and when with the embezzled money over the decades….. she does not tell her boss, Caruthers nor Sheriff Armitage.
2 – Other things which would interest a producer: The Narrator plays various small roles in the story like the Stage Manager in the play “Our Town” by Thorton Wilder. This would help attract a bankable actor. The script has a number of quirky characters in both time periods which would attract actors. There is a strong female lead in each era.

[Sandra Fox-Sohner]

Subject Line: Sandy: 10 Most Interesting Things

There are more twists and turns, betrayals and surprises than I realized.

• A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?

A unique heroine: a genius who teaches herself math from books by herself, loves it so much she defies her governess and the strict expectations of her childhood not to read books and later defies her parents by marrying in name only to escape the old traditions of the times that require she become a wife without an education.

A unique antagonist: a brilliant man, blinded by outdated traditions so much he cannot recognize a genius and a person who would be an asset to his legacy, rejecting her instead.

• B. Major hook of your opening scene?

A child, Sonia, who is supposed to play and be carefree, would rather secretly study math and suffer punishments to do so.

• C. Any turning points?

–Sonia’s sister plans to escape her family by marrying a man in name only and gain her freedom, but at the last minute, the man, Vladimir, decides to marry Sonia instead.

–In Europe and Russia, women are strictly forbidden as students at any university. Still, a wise, brilliant mathematician in Berlin sees Sonia’s genius and bravely offers to tutor her privately, leading to a lifelong friendship and groundbreaking mathematical discoveries.

–Sonia’s close relationship with her sister, Anuita, is blown asunder when Vladimir chooses Sonia to marry, and the schism is further fractured when Anuita needs Sonia to cover for her and deceive her father so Anuita can take part in the French Revolution.

-With nowhere to turn and no financial stability, Sonia insists on returning to her joy of mathematics and repairing the relationships with her mentor and sister.

• D. Emotional dilemma?

–Sonia desperately wants to be loved and be a mathematician. Yet she throws away her chances for a love marriage by marrying Vladimir in name only to gain her freedom.

• E. Major twists?

–Although Vladimir promises to marry Sonia in name only, he secretly loves her and pressures her to become his true wife. She has only considered him a friend and does not love him. In a moment of despair, when Sonia’s father dies, and she cannot procure the professorship anywhere in Europe or Russia she so dearly wants, she succumbs to his pressure, and a daughter is born.

• F. Reversals?

–Vladimir, a noted paleontologist, cannot support his wife and daughter as he desires. He abandons his scientific research to become a breadwinner and businessman, submitting to the expectations of the times that the husband is the only one to provide for his family financially. He dissuades Sonia from continuing her math research. A failure in business, he commits suicide.

• G. Character betrayals?

–Sonia’s mentor and the Rector at the University of Berlin have been lifelong friends. When the mentor teaches Sonia privately and petitions the Rector to grant Sonia a Ph.D. in Mathematics based on her three dissertations, the Rector is offended that his best friend would try to ruin the university’s reputation by teaching a woman, and their friendship is broken apart.

• H. Or any big surprises?

–Instead of waiting to be chosen as a professor, Sonia takes her fate into her own hands. She challenges the Math Director at a Swedish University with a bet: a full-time professorship with pay if she wins the Prix Bordin in Paris for solving a problem that has vexed mathematicians for 100 years. Shockingly, he accepts.

2. Make a list of any other things in your script that could interest a producer.

The story’s backdrop is the tumultuous history of Russia and Europe in the 19th century. The Tsar is assassinated, there is a revolution in France, the new Tsar exiles liberal professors from Russia, the Russian military inflicts cruelty on the citizens, terrorists disrupt communities, and new technologies disrupt economies.

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[Hiram Taylor]

Hiram Taylor – LESSON 4: TEN MOST INTERESTING THINGS.

What I learned doing this assignment is that I need more interesting things happening around my main plot. Got to work on the outline again. Most of my interesting things are in the subplot.

10 most interesting things.

People turn into light bodies and disappear.
Ravina does not know how she made the audience members disappear.
The ruthless villain is a sweet little old lady who secretly is a powerful witch.
Our main character’s job is investigating and exposing fake religious leaders.
Eric has been lying to Lily all along to trick her to come to his mom’s seminar.
Lily has been betraying Eric by having an affair with her boss.
The monster with razor blade teeth in Lily’s dreams turns out to be real
Janet, Lily’s rival at work is a witch in Madam Rosa’s coven.
Ravina is not a fake, her powers are real.
When the sign’s letters fall and almost hit Lily then rearrange from CURES to CURSE is a magical warning sign.

[Ian Patrick Williams]

Ian’s 10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned doing this assignment is to sideline the whole plot in favor of presenting the most interesting things

What is most unique about your villain and hero?
hero: MILES: Black; new to being a detective; impatient; go-it-alone attitude
villain: TILSON: Army trained; white supremacist; expert marksman

Major hook of your opening scene?
Staking out a Neo-Nazi march opposed by a Black Lives Matter crowd, Miles witnesses a car come out of nowhere, strike a marcher and then speed away. The American Storm Troopers insist the driver was Black

Any turning points?
A police officer is killed while questioning a Black suspect; the unseen shooter gets away. At the officer’s graveside service, the priest is also shot from a distance. A racist detective finds ‘evidence’ that the shooter must be Black

Emotional dilemma?
Miles needs inside info from a female worker at a VA office to find who the shooter might be; he then begins a romantic relationship with her. He’s also torn between following his superior’s protocol and going with his gut.

Major twists
Miles tells his superiors to stop a truck speeding toward the Federal building where the Governor is about to speak, insisting it’s loaded with explosives. The authorities stop the truck only to find it’s empty.

Reversals?
Miles gets a warrant to search the lead Storm Trooper’s home; all evidence has been removed.

Character betrayals?
After the truck is found to be empty, even his partner says it’s time for him to leave the force.

Or any big surprises?
After Miles trails the AST sniper to a rooftop, he’s knocked unconscious and tied up. He learns he’s been played all along to be the patsy in the AST’s assassination plot: a disgruntled Black man so fed up with the white power structure that he final snapped, killed the governor and then committed ‘suicide’. The race war will then begin.

[Michael HARRIS]

Michael Harris’s10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned today is that it is vital to design your pitch t o easily captivate your audience by telling the most interesting things about your series.
Enticing Questions for “Wawasee” Pitch Bible
A. Unique Aspects of Villain and Hero
• How will Ken Harkless, a spirited 12-year-old grappling with grief, and Eli Lilly, a rebellious heir with mob ties, overcome their differences to take on the notorious Al Capone?
B. Major Hook of the Opening Scene
• What secrets lie in the cryptic map that Ken and Eli discover after their dramatic rivalry, and how will this set them on a collision course with Capone’s operations?
C. Turning Points
• How does Eli’s discovery of a mysterious buoy deepen his bond with Ken and entangle them in family secrets and dangerous attention? What explosive revelations will come to light during their showdown at the casino after the storm?
D. Emotional Dilemma
• How will Ken navigate the emotional turmoil of his mother’s death and father’s absence? Can Eli reconcile his loyalty to his family with his burgeoning friendship with Ken?
E. Major Twists
• What hidden truths about Byron Connolly’s wartime past will be revealed, and how will Eli’s decision to choose friendship over family ties shake the foundation of their quest?
F. Reversals
• What unforeseen challenges arise when a police raid disrupts Ken and Eli’s mission? How will their reunion and renewed purpose change the course of their battle against the mob?
G. Character Betrayals
• How will Josiah K. Lilly’s secret ties to Capone and Lily Marie Ridgely Lilly’s dual life as a socialite and manipulator impact the town and the young heroes; quest for justice?
H. Big Surprises
• What shocking revelations about Byron Connolly’s wartime experiences will surface, and how will the discovery of smuggling evidence change the fight against local crime?

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[Rebecca Sukle]

Rebecca’s 10 most interesting things
What I learned from this assignment is that by using this guide I was able to pick up on numerous points of interest. After reorganizing the list I then narrowed it the the 10 most interesting and then distilled each item to fewer words.
Alter Ego Conflict: Sherwood’s internal struggle with his alter ego.
Empowered Female Lead: Cornelia’s business acumen in a male-dominated society.
Dramatic Entrance: Sherwood’s first wife appears at his remote cabin during a rainstorm.
Escape Desire: Sherwood’s wish to escape business and family obligations.
Covert Business Dynamics: Cornelia covertly running the business.
Pregnancy and Neglect: Cornelia’s pregnancy and Sherwood’s neglect of the business when she steps back.
Survival Dilemma: Cornelia’s concern for her and her children’s survival.
Secret Partnership: Cornelia’s partnership with a courtesan brothel owner.
Reversal of Fortunes: Sherwood’s declining business vs. Cornelia’s thriving venture.
Mystical Elements: Sherwood’s dead father reappearing and the untouched burned manuscript.