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Again ms. Willings, you're not in

Trouble.

You're the victim here And you're not alone; two

Other women have come Forward with similar

Stories.

And we really appreciate You coming forward as

Well; I know it Wasn't easy for you.

Now we may be Contacting you as our

Investigation continues.

But you have to Understand, you're taking

An awful risk when you Start writing letters to

Convicted felons.

You may want to consider Choosing your pen pals a

Little more carefully In the future, huh?

Geeze Mitch, have a heart.

What?

The woman just Found out her jailbird

Boyfriend has been using Her to cash counterfeit

Money orders, she Doesn't need a lecture.

No, a lecture is Exactly what she needs and

I'm not gonna lie to her.

I do have a heart, it's Just tough love baby.

I'm not saying Lie to her baby, I'm just

Saying soften The blow a little.

Turn on some of that So-called charm you're

Always telling me about.

In matters of the Heart there is no room for

Charm; honesty is The best policy.

In matters of the Heart there is no room for

Charm; honesty is The best policy.

Stop, You're making me melt.

Just consider what She's been through.

She feels sorry for the Guy, they start writing

Letters, talking on The phone, she develops

Feelings for him.

So when he asks her to Cash those money orders

She doesn't Know they're fake.

She has no idea she's Doing anything illegal.

Okay, okay, I Guess I can't blame her.

I mean they're Extraordinarily good

Fakes, they even Fooled the banks, right?

They're Not gonna fool us.

We've got his Name and his number.

10-letter word, The clue is amazing.

Impeccable?

No, doesn't fit.

Amazing?

Uh, I Can't even look at that.

Oh, I Know, poor michael.

Does anybody know What happened to him?

He was building Houses for a charity, lost

His balance and fell off The roof; completely tore

His knee.

You know, when Injuries happen like that

To athletes It's just so...

Surprising?

I was Gonna say horrible.

But at least he's Gonna graduate with a good

Degree, so...

I don't Know about that.

I heard they Pulled his scholarship.

They're Pulling his scholarship?

How can they do that?

Well he Didn't get hurt playing so

Technically they're Allowed to pull his

Scholarship.

Outrageous.

No kidding, He was doing charity.

Yeah, it Is pretty harsh.

How are people Not more upset about this?

I mean this is...

Wonderful?

Wonderful?

No, that's not The right word.

7, 8, 9...Good Point, that's not enough.

You're Right, it's not enough.

Where Are you going?

I'm gonna go talk To michael, get his side

Of the story.

I mean somebody's Gotta do something.

Incredible.

That's it!

Incredible.

Yeah, where's Preston going?

Well this just Came in from our money

Order division In st. Louis.

Our suspect is really good And this wash job is as

Close to Perfect as possible.

The shading, the Lettering, the font; it's

As good as it gets.

Well he's serving 8 To 10 so he's got nothing

But time to perfect it.

Well you can see That this was originally

Purchased for $1 dollar But he has washed and

Doctored it to make it Look like $1,000 dollars.

He's good.

Okay, so our Suspect is in the forger's

Hall of fame.

But someone on the outside Is buying these money

Orders for jared marks.

Yeah, well we need To figure out who that is

And how they're getting Them into grandville

Prison.

Michael's story Needs to get out there.

This is the Perfect news segment.

Yeah, it's Important, timely;

You could really make a Difference with this one

V.

Well you Can make a difference.

Me?

See, I can tell The story but I have to

Stay objective.

But you can speak On michael's behalf.

Someone has to Stand up for him.

Uh, figuratively Speaking of course.

Hey, you know, my Therapist says I'm getting

Closer and closer to Walking every day.

Really?

Well, I mean yeah...

I mean I just Hadn't asked 'cause you

Never mentioned it...

I was just afraid That maybe you...

What, you were Afraid I didn't want to

Talk about it?

No, it's not That, it's just...

It's going really slow.

And I'm just having a Tough time with the

Waiting.

I feel like I'm waiting to Find out what the rest of

My life is gonna be like.

I know What you mean.

Did you hear About michael baner?

He lost his scholarship Because he blew out his

Knee doing charity work.

Mmm hmm...

Can you Believe this injustice?

Someone has to stand up For him, figuratively

Speaking of course.

Yeah, We just did this.

Oh.

How's the therapy Going by the way?

Did that too.

Did that too, okay.

See preston, you Need to do this segment.

An important, Relevant and timely

Segment?

This is perfect.

I just got back from my Monthly “you better focus

On something serious in School” speech from my

Parents.

But with your nose for News, preston's passion

And my ability to shall we Say enhance the dramatic

Flair...

Noah/preston/veronica: This could make a

Difference.

Okay, okay we're Done here, thank you.

Nothing, He gave us nothing.

Yeah, why would he, He's already in prison...

... And that warden needs To know that someone is

Passing him legit Money orders to wash.

Right.

Let's take a look at who's Visiting him in here.

Hopefully they'll have More to say than he did.

Before we end Our broadcast we'd like to

Welcome a special Guest; jamestown sophomore

Preston wainwright.

Preston...

And ready Camera 2, take 2.

Noah, We can hear you.

Sorry.

Thanks V...I mean veronica.

I'm here to talk about an Important issue that many

J.U. Students might not be Aware of but should be.

Most of us know Jamestown's starting

Forward michael baner was Recently sidelined with a

Terrible knee injury.

But what you might not Know is he not only lost

The rest of his basketball Season but he may have

Lost his place at the University as well.

See, michael was injured While building houses for

A local charity Organization.

And jamestown has a policy Where if a student athlete

Is injured while not Playing the sport they can

Lose their Scholarship outright.

And that appears to Have happened to michael.

Now I always Thought that athletes

Received a full 4-year scholarship.

Now I always Thought that athletes

Received a full 4-year scholarship.

So did I, but That's not the case.

See, when athletes are Aggressively recruited to

Come here they're promised A first class education.

And I believe...We Believe...That athletes

Shouldn't lose their Education when injured,

Especially when donating Their time to local

Charity.

So What can we do?

We can let Our voice be heard.

I encourage everyone to Let dean foley know we

Think this Policy is unfair.

Michael should keep his Scholarship and he should

Finish his education Here at jamestown.

And star Wipe and we're out.

Nice Job everyone.

Yeah, that Went pretty well.

Now let's see if it Has any impact at all.

We seem to have Struck a nerve.

Let's Fight for mike!

Let's fight for mike!

Let's fight for mike!

Mr. Wainwright, Why is it that whenever

There's a controversy or Uprising on this campus I

Find you on the Other side of my desk?

We've got to stop Meeting like this dean.

I enjoy levity as Much as the next guy, but

You might want to keep That to a minimum for now.

This issue is complicated And isn't going to be

Resolved by a Bunch of protestors.

Sir, with all due Respect, I had nothing to

Do with that protest.

I simply raised the issue.

Of course you Did, that's what you do.

You, for better or worse, Are an influencer on this

Of course you Did, that's what you do.

You, for better or worse, Are an influencer on this

Campus.

And that comes with Responsibility and

Discretion.

Sounds like a Nice way of telling me to

Keep my mouth shut.

Just the opposite.

I'm asking you to use your Influence to calm things

Down.

And I can assure you That this issue will be

Presented to the board.

And when is That gonna happen?

In due time.

There are other issues That take precedence...

And what About michael baner?

I mean his due Time is running out.

This is Not a negotiation.

This is an opportunity for You to do the right thing

And look out For your school.

Use my Influence, huh?

We're Live in 10 people.

Preston, are you Sure you want to do this?

The dean said to Do the right thing for my

School.

This feels like The right thing.

Okay.

3, 2...

Welcome back.

We are here with preston Wainwright who has an

Update on our exclusive Story on jamestown athlete

Michael baner.

Preston, What have you got for us?

Well, I had a Conversation earlier today

With a high-level Representative of the

School.

I won't say his or her Name but I will say it

Rhymes with Shmean shmoley.

Now here's what shmoley Says they intend to do

Put it Off until we all forget

About it.

Did this person Mention anything about the

Numbers of students who've Come out in protest?

I don't know what It's gonna take for them

To change their minds but From my conversation that

I had it doesn't Sound like they think the

Protests were significant Enough to get this moved

Up on their agenda.

Quite frankly I Wouldn't expect them to do

Anything.

Wow, Thank you preston.

We'll keep you updated.

And we're out.

Was the exploding Basketball too much?

Ms. Erst, records Show that you are a

Frequent visitor to Jared marks in grandville

Prison.

What's your connection?

He's my boyfriend.

We've been together For about 3 years now.

Mmm...And what can You tell us about the mail

You've been receiving for Him containing thousands

Of dollars?

Oh, well he's been Selling his paintings.

He's quite the artist.

Yeah, We've seen his work.

We're thinking About becoming collectors

Actually.

Oh.

And who does he Sell his paintings to?

Well, to everyone.

Well fred arranges it all.

Fred?

Fred toller, the Guard at grandville.

Yeah, like I receive the Payments and I give him

His share.

He's like jared's agent.

Yeah...Huh.

And how much is fred Getting paid for his

Services?

Oh, we Split it all 50/50.

Yeah.

We're making a fortune.

I'm gonna get a House; a big one.

Oh, well he Definitely belongs in a

Big house.

The subpoena gave Us access to our prison

Guard's bank records; Interesting reading, take

A look.

Oh, some high value Cash deposits, that's

Suspicious.

Yeah, okay look, Let's get this straight,

Okay?

Our prison guard fred Toller, buys money orders

For $1 dollar, brings them To work, turns them over

To alterations expert Jared marks who turns that

1 into 1,000.

And then jared Mails them to his female

Pen pals who cash Them as a favor to their

Incarcerated love.

And the female pen Pals send the cash from

The money order to tonya, Jared's real girlfriend,

Who splits the Money with...

With fred.

And then a week later the Banks go after the female

Pen pals for the Missing $999 dollars.

Yes, but that Ruins my circle...I was

Going full circle...

Literally full circle.

Full circle...

And then I...

Fred, Is our man...

And fred Toller is our guy.

Yeah.

Gotcha.

Officer toller, Please report to the

Warden's office.

Officer toller, to The warden's office

Immediately.

Hey v, that Buddy friends page we made

For michael is up To...573 likes.

In Just 48 hours?

Yeah.

And the protests are Still going strong too.

Yeah, noah's Still there getting some

Slow-motion shots.

He said he'd Stop by in a bit.

Love it.

Nothing like a little Slow-mo to dramatize a

Story.

He said as She went in for...

... Oh, you okay?

Uh, yeah.

No, I don't know.

What is it?

You know when We were at the grind the

Other night and we were Talking about me walking

Again?

Yeah.

You just seemed Inordinately excited about

It.

Why shouldn't I Be inordinately excited?

I want you to be happy.

I know, I Know, it's just...

V, there's a good Chance I might not walk...

You're saying Not to get my hopes up.

Yeah, Something like that.

Preston, my Hopes aren't here...

Okay, need to avert Eyes but can't turn head

Fast enough.

Noah, Are you okay?

What Happened to you?

You Wouldn't believe it.

Veronica/preston: spill.

Okay, okay.

So I was at the protest, You know, taking it to the

Streets like I do.

Everyone was pretty Worked up by what you

Said in the last newscast.

Tempers were flaring, Tension was high, even

Basic manners were Going out the window.

You actually Slipped on a banana peel?

Wow.

Said you Wouldn't believe it.

Okay, you know What, this has gone too

Far.

I never intended for Anybody to get hurt,

Especially one of My best friends.

Well, dean foley Said “with great power

Comes great responsibility.”

I actually think that Was spiderman's uncle.

Whatever.

Preston, you need to get Down there and calm things

Down.

Guys, guys, Guys, hey, hey guys!

Can I have your attention For just a second please?

Wow, there's a Lot of you guys.

Um...You know, would you Guys mind sitting down so

I can see everybody?

Just have a seat for a Second, thank you so much.

Look, hey, I really Appreciate the concern and

The passion shown by each And every one of you for

Michael's situation.

Yeah!

Woo!

But, but, but, But...I'm starting to

Realize that passion Without prudence can lead

To people getting hurt.

Yeah.

We have freedom, But at what price?

Right...

So let this be my personal Plea to dean foley to

Appear on jamestown News to have a real

Conversation about Michael's scholarship.

But let's do This peacefully.

Can we tone it down Just a little bit?

Okay with that?

Cool.

I hurt my neck.

I can't Believe this.

I'm going to jail?

Correction, back to jail.

But this time you'll be On the other side of the

Bars.

That's Not even funny.

No, no, no, Correction, that is very

Funny.

That is deeply Ironic funny.

I cannot go to Lockdown with this uniform

On.

You know that's just Asking for trouble.

Well you should've Thought of that before

Teaming up with an inmate.

Come on Man, have a heart.

Look, my house is along The way, let me run in

Real quick, I'll change My clothes, I'll be out

Before you know it.

No, no, no, That is not procedure.

Oh come on Mitch, have a heart.

What, you Trust this guy?

Of course not.

We'll keep him in cuffs And you can keep an eye on

Him while he changes.

Ma, I'm home!

Ma, I'm home?

You live with your mother?

Shh...Yeah.

And look, she doesn't know Anything about me being in

Any kind of trouble so Please, for her sake, just

Say that we're old Friends or something.

Well what are We supposed to say?

Just say we're Going bowling tonight.

Big match, league finals.

You're gonna Lie to your own mother.

No, no, no, no, I will Not be party to this.

It's gonna Break her heart.

Oh look mitch, Just take him to change,

I'll keep ma busy.

Hurry.

Okay, come on.

Mrs. Toller?...

... Ma'am?

There's a Blue shirt in the second

Drawer.

Socks are in The top drawer.

No, no, no, wait, actually I don't need socks.

Oh, really?

You think we're not gonna Look in the sock drawer?

Look, I just found some Laundry that was about to

Get washed.

Ah, nice work.

Hey look, we gotta get out Of here, mrs. Toller wants

To serve us dinner.

She doesn't want us to Bowl on an empty stomach.

I'm gonna put an End to this right now.

Toller/amanda: No, no, no...

No, mitch.

Excuse me, mrs. Toller, I'm sorry to have

To tell you this but...

Well the first frame Starts in 20 minutes and I

Gotta warm up before the Tournament so thank you

For the invitation.

Ah mitch, you Really do have a heart.

Eh...

Thank you Inspector, that was very

Decent of you.

Eh, well she's Gonna find out sooner or

Later.

Let's go.

I just want to Send a message from the

Administration.

We've heard you and we Feel that we've come up

With a reasonable Compromise that will

Resolve the Current situation.

Now going forward we Will appoint a blue ribbon

Panel that will look Into changing policy.

A blue Ribbon panel?

That could take Years, right?

Dude, not now.

We're Fast-tracking that.

In the meantime I've Spoken to coach buress and

He's agreed to red-shirt Michael baner which will

Reinstate his scholarship For his final year.

Really?

Really.

Thank you So much dean foley.

No, Thank you veronica.

And thank you guys for Caring and speaking up

Responsibly.

The internet Offers singles in search

Of romance many wonderful Opportunities to meet

People.

But criminals are also out There trolling for an easy

Mark.

In the scam you saw in This episode, prisoners

Alter postal money orders To take advantage of

People searching for Romance or companionship.

If you write letters To a prisoner who begins

To send you money orders To cash there's a good

Chance they're altered And part of a scheme.

You'll eventually be Responsible for the value

Of the cashed Money orders.

It's been said that love Is blind, but be sure to

Keep your eyes Open for scammers.

Don't send money to Someone you don't really

Know.