F.M.O.C.

TELEPLAY BY:

D.J. STEPHENS

F.M.O.C.

"TONY'S PLAN"

PILOT

Written by

D.J. Stephens

FADE IN:

INT. DEMONIC SANCTUARY – DAY

MONDAY 8:25 AM CHICAGO

A TALL, SKINNY BLACK MAN SITS AT HIS DESK GOING OVER THE COMPANY'S

FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND DISCOVERS THE

BUSINESS'S FINANCIAL TROUBLES. IN HIS SUIT AND TIE HE HEADS TO THE

CO-PRESIDENT'S OFFICE TO BREAK THE BAD NEWS.

THE MAN WITH PAPERS IN HIS HAND KNOCKS TWICE, AND THEN ENTERS.

THERE THE CO-PRESIDENT SAT SIGNING DOCUMENTS.

RON

What is it, Kenny?

KENNY

We are in bad shape, man.

We are barely turning a profit.

RON

I know, but I and Jake are figuring it

Out.

KENNY

Really?

RON

No. No we aren't.

KENNY ROLLS HIS EYES AND TAKES A BREATH.

RON

It isn't that bad, K.

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KENNY

Isn't that bad, yeah right, dude.

We have bills to pay on a four-bedroom

House in the suburbs. We need to turn a profit!

FREEZE FRAME.

NARRATOR

That's Kenny. He takes four kinds of

Medication all for anxiety. Despite that

He's a genius with numbers and business

Operations. Which is why he's Demonic

Sanctuary's CFO, COO and a talented

Comic book artist and writer.

UNFREEZE FRAME.

RON

Okay, Ken, calm down. You're

More worried than ABC was when

Nancy Grace's nipple slipped out.

FREEZE FRAME.

NARRATOR

That black guy in the chair is me:

Company co-president. I'm young,

Black and handsome in a Bow Wow

Meets Chris Brown kind of way. So I

Was told. I'm sort of the leader here.

UNFREEZE FRAME.

KENNY

Whatever.

KENNY LEAVES THE OFFICE.

IN WALKS JAKE, THE CO-PRESIDENT, AND THE ONLY

WHITE GUY IN THE COMPANY.

JAKE

Dude, Eric is on his way up.

And he knows we haven't been

Doing that well.

CUT AWAY TO BIG BLACK GUY WALKING DOWN

THE STREET. 2

NARRATOR

Eric Watts is the richest black

Man in Chicago. His family owns

The Wasp Investment Firm, one

Of the most successful companies

In the state. By being a billionaire Eric can

Do just about any and everything he wanted.

His aggressive personality is why people both

Fear and respect him.

ERIC J-WALKS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT ALL

THE CARS STOP FOR HIM AS A SIGN OF RESPECT.

CUT BACK TO THE OFFICE.

RON

Damn it.

INT. RON'S OFFICE – DAY

9:00 AM

ERIC SITS IN RON'S CHAIR AS HE TALKS OUT

HIS CONCERNS ABOUT DEMONIC'S PROFIT

PROBLEMS. BOTH JAKE AND RON ARE A LITTLE

INTIMIDATED BY ERIC'S PRESENCE.

ERIC

Now boys, you know that

I like you two, right?

RON AND JAKE JUST STARE QUIETLY AT ERIC.

ERIC

Feel free to talk.

RON

Well –

ERIC

No! No I don't!

Not at this moment because

You idiots haven't turned a descent

Profit in months!

RON AND JAKE LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER, AND THEN BACK

AT ERIC.

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JAKE

I and –

ERIC

Shut up!

JAKE

Okay.

ERIC LEANS BACK IN HIS CHAIR.

ERIC

Here's the deal: if you

Do not turn a reasonable profit

By the end of this year, I'm pulling

Out. Understand?

RON

Yeah.

ERIC

Good.

ERIC GETS UP AND HEADS FOR THE DOOR.

ERIC

Good day, gentlemen.

ERIC EXITS THE OFFICE.

JAKE

That was scarier than Flavor

Flav's face.

RON CONTACTS THE RECEPTIONIST.

TANYA

Yes, Mr. Ferral?

RON

Assemble everyone to the

Conference room for a meeting.

TANYA

Will do.

RON

Thank you. 4

JAKE

Why a meeting?

RON

Because we're going to do

What Wall Street couldn't: save

Our own asses without government

Intervention.

CUT TO OPENING CREDITS.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

ACT ONE

SCENE A

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY

9:30 AM

RON

Okay, people, we have a

Serious issue upon us. Our

Main investor, only investor, has

Threaten to pull out unless we

Turn a profit by the end of this year.

We need to generate ideas that'll

Get us what we need, or we all are

Looking at the unemployment line.

EMPLOYEE #1

Yeah right.

EMPLOYEE #2

Over my dead body.

JAKE

Aren't you dying of cancer?

EMPLOYEE #2

Yeah. That's why I said over my

Dead body.

TANYA

And none of my baby daddies paid 5

Their child support this week. I'll

Drown one of my kids before I lose

My job.

EVERYONE STARES AT TANYA IN DISBELIEF.

TANYA

Don't judge me!

JAKE

Anyway, does anyone have any

Ideas they want to share.

EVERYONE IS SILENT.

JAKE

Come on people. Jobs hang in the

Balance.

RON

And I would hate to see Tanya's

Mugshot on the 6 o' clock news.

TONY RAISES HIS HAND. FREEZE FRAME.

NARRATOR

That is Tony. He's a lifelong

Friend of mine that I believe

May be gay. He's in charge of recruiting

New talent into the company. Seriously

Though he may be gay.

UNFREEZE FRAME.

JAKE

Tony.

TONY

Why don't we create and publish

Pornographic comics only?

KENNY

What?! No way. We'll be taking the

Easy way out.

RON

You're right. 6

KENNY

Exactly.

RON

Not you, Kenny. Tony that's

Brilliant. Why didn't we think of

That before?

KENNY

Are you serious?

RON

As a terror attack.

JAKE

Writers get started on some scripts.

Artists wait to draw your work according

To the scripts.

RON

You are all dismissed.

EVERYONE LEAVES, AND KENNY GOES OVER

TO TALK WITH RON.

KENNY

Ron I –

RON

Leave now.

KENNY

Fine.

KENNY EXITS THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACT ONE

SCENE B

INT. BREAKROOM – DAY

12 NOON

THE EMPLOYEES ENJOY LUNCH. AT ONE

TABLE AN UPSET KENNY SITS ACROSS
FROM TONY.

TONY 7

Ken, why are you looking at me like that?

KENNY

No reason. None at all.

KENNY CONTINUES TO STARE AT TONY.

TONY

Seriously, dude, cut it out.

KENNY

Tell Ron your idea is a bad one,

And I'll stop.

TONY

No. Replacing Charlie Sheen with

Ashton Kutcher on "Two And A Half Men"

Was a bad idea. My idea will save our jobs

And this company.

KENNY BECOMES FURIOUS. HE THEN

STANDS FROM THE TABLE.

KENNY

Fine, Tony, have it your way.

TONY

(SARCASTIC) I always do like Burger King.

KENNY STORMS OUT OF THE BREAKROOM.

EVERYONE LOOKS AT TONY.

TONY

What?

HE TAKES A BITE OUT OF HIS SANDWICH.

ACT ONE

SCENE C

INT. THE JANITOR'S CLOSET – DAY

12:05 PM

JAKE EXITS THE JANITOR'S CLOSET, AND

FOUR UNKNOWN WOMEN FOLLOW.

JAKE 8

I think you ladies know the

Way out.

THEY LEAVE OUT OF FRAME.

JAKE

Now that's what I call a

Lunch break.

ACT ONE

SCENE D

INT. RON'S OFFICE – DAY

1:00 PM

RON SITS AT HIS DESK COMPLETING

PAPERWORK WHEN JAKE WALKS IN.

JAKE

Ron, those new comics

Will be completed, published

And shipped to stores in one

Month.

RON

One month. We have to wait

That long? We need them now.

JAKE

Dude, have some patience.

A month in our industry goes

By fast.

ACT ONE

SCENE E

INT. RON'S OFFICE – DAY

ONE MONTH LATER

10:00 AM

RON IS READING THE FIRST ISSUE OF

"THE SEXLESS WIDOW", THE NEW

PORNOGRAPHIC COMIC BOOK.

RON

Man, time does move fast 9

In our industry.

ACT TWO

SCENE A

INT. BREAKROOM – DAY

12:42 PM

EVERYONE IS PLEASED WITH THE WAY THE

COMIC TURNED OUT EXCEPT KENNY. HE

TURNS EACH PAGE WITH A LOOK OF

DISGUST UPON HIS FACE.

KENNY

We should be ashamed

Of ourselves. We are now

Smut peddlers.

KENNY LOOKS AROUND AT EVERYONE

READING THE COMIC.

KENNY

So no one heard me?

TONY

Nope.

TANYA

If it makes you feel any better

We never listen to you.

KENNY

(SARCASTIC) Cute.

ACT TWO

SCENE B

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY

ONE WEEK LATER

9:05 AM

A MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO

ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPANY'S

BOOST IN REVENUE.

RON 10

Congratulations on a

Job well done everybody.

JAKE

Sales are up, and Eric won't

Pull out. And we owe it all to

Tony Parker. I just want to say

That even though rumors of

You possibly being gay get around,

You'll always be straight in my book.

EVERYONE RAISES THEIR GLASSES.

JAKE

To Tony.

EVERYONE SHOUTS OUT "TO TONY".

THEY EACH TAKE A DRINK FROM THEIR

GLASSES.

TONY

This is water.

RON

There is no drinking

In the workplace –

Company policy.

RON'S CELL PHONE RINGS, AND HE

STEPS OUT INTO THE HALL WAY TO

ANSWER IT.

RON

Hello?

ERIC

Hey, Ron, good job.

I like the new direction

You've taken with the raunchy

Comic.

RON

Thank you.

ERIC

But one thing though.

RON 11

What is it?

ERIC

We are under fire now!

RON

What?!

ERIC

That's right. The all-female

Organization, "Filth Haters",

Are protesting the comic book.

They're all over the place. They

Say that the comic is disrespectful to

Widows and women in general.

RON

Oh no. Are these women at all

attractive?

ERIC

No.

RON

Yeah we're screwed.

ERIC

Fix this, Ron.

RON HANGS UP THE CELL PHONE

AND DIALS ANOTHER NUMBER.

RON

Hey, Uncle Todd, I need you

To do me a favor.

ACT TWO

SCENE C

EXT. OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – DAY

11:00 AM

THE FILTH HATERS ARE PROTESTING OUT

INFRONT OF THE COMPANY. THEY ARE CARRYING

SIGNS WITH "SMUT PEDDLERS" WRITTEN ON THEM,

YELLING, "SHAME ON YOU".

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RON, JAKE AND THE REST OF THE OFFICE

WATCH THE PROTEST FROM THE BREAKROOM

WINDOW.

JAKE

This is bad.

A NEWS VAN PULLS INTO THE PARKING LOT.

JAKE

And it just got worse.

RON

Don't worry. I enlisted

Some outside help that'll

Solve all our problems.

ACT TWO

SCENE D

INT. LIVINGROOM AT HOME – NIGHT

7:00 PM

JAKE, RON, KENNY AND TONY WATCH THE

7 O' CLOCK NEWS WHILE AWAITING THE

ARRIVAL OF RON'S UNCLE. THE NEWS SHOWS

FOOTAGE OF THE ON-GOING FILTH HATERS

PROTEST FROM EARLIER THAT DAY.

ANCHOR

They say that "The Sexless

Widow" is a disgusting comic

Book, and that it is a cheap form

Of reading material.

THE LEADER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS

INTERVIEWED.

SAMANTHA HARRIS

Our job right now is to force

This company behind us to

Cease the publishing of this

Comic, and to make sure that

No one, especially women, feels

Offended.

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ANCHOR

I'm Josh Martin. Have a good

Night folks.

RON TURNS THE TV OFF.

TONY

Where is this Uncle of

Yours, Ron?

RON

He's coming.

THERE IS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.

RON

That's him now.

RON GETS UP TO ANSWER THE DOOR.

HE OPENS IT, AND IT'S HIS UNCLE TODD,

A TALL AND OLD BLACK MAN.

RON

Uncle Todd. How's it

Going?

THEY HUG ONE ANOTHER.

UNCLE TODD

Same old, same old. What did

You call me for?

THEY TAKE A SEAT ON THE COUCH.

RON

Lately we've been having some

Problems with this group called –

UNCLE TODD

"Filth Haters"?

RON

Yeah. How did you –

UNCLE TODD

I just know things, nephew. They've

Been giving your business a bad rep.

But don't worry. I'll take care of it. 14

JAKE

Just exactly how are you going to

Go about it?

UNCLE TODD GIVES JAKE A LOOK.

UNCLE TODD

Let me deal with that. Got a

Car, nephew?

RON

Yeah.

UNCLE TODD FLASHES A GRIN.

UNCLE TODD

Good. Because I'm going to

Need a driver.

ACT THREE

SCENE A

EXT. DRIVEWAY – NIGHT

8:05 PM

BOTH RON AND UNCLE TODD

SIT IN RON'S CHEVELLE AS TODD

GOES OVER SOME SORT OF LIST.

RON

What's that?

UNCLE TODD

Just a checklist, nephew, now

Drive.

RON STARTS THE CAR.

ACT THREE

SCENE B

INT. KENNY'S BEDROOM – NIGHT

8:10 PM

KENNY PETS HIS CAT, KENNY, JR.

TONY KNOCKS AND THEN ENTERS. 15

TONY

Hey, Ken, can we talk?

KENNY

Sure.

TONY SEATS HIMSELF ON KENNY'S

BED.

TONY

I know that you're

Upset with me because

Everyone at work liked

And used my idea. And I

Know you're only upset

Because you feel that none

Of your ideas ever get used.

Am I right?

KENNY

Right.

TONY

Okay. I just want to say:

Despite you being a paranoid,

Heavily-medicated freak, you

Are one of the smartest guys I

Know. And I'm glad to work with you.

KENNY

And.

TONY

And? That's it.

KENNY

Well I guess if that's your

Idea of cheering me up, then

Good try.

TONY EXTENDS HIS HAND FOR A

SHAKE.

TONY

Are we good?

BOTH MEN SHAKE HANDS.

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KENNY

Yeah we are.

TONY EXITS THE ROOM, CLOSING

THE DOOR BEHIND HIM. KENNY

LOOKS DOWN AT KENNY, JR.

KENNY

I guess I feel a little

Better now.

THE CAT LOOKS UP AT KENNY.

KENNY, JR.

Dude, he's totally gay

For you.

KENNY GASPS.

ACT THREE

SCENE C

EXT. PRESIDENT OF FILTH HATERS' HOME – NIGHT

9:30 PM

RON SITS OUT IN THE CAR WHILE

TODD "TALKS" TO THE FILTH HATERS

PRESIDENT IN HER HOME. TODD FINALLY

REEMERGES AND GETS INTO THE CAR.

RON

What took you so long?

UNCLE TODD

Don't ask.

RON

Sorry.

RON STARTS THE CAR AND BACKS OUT

OF THE DRIVEWAY.

RON

Where to next?

UNCLE TODD

31 Aspen street. 17

THE CAR DRIVES OUT OF FRAME.

ACT THREE

SCENE D

INT. AT HOME – DAY

8:05 AM

THE GUYS WATCH THE MORNING NEWS.

ANCHOR

Around midnight last night

Filth Haters president, Samantha

Harris, was found in her home.

She died from a gunshot wound

To the chest. Neighbors did not

See anything. More on this tonight

At 7.

THE TV IS TURNED OFF.

RON

That's odd. I and

Uncle Todd visited that

Lady last night around 9.

JAKE

Why were you two there?

SUDDENLY THE FRONT DOOR BURSTS

OPEN. ITS UNCLE TODD COVERED IN BLOOD,

WITH A SHEVEL IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

RON

Hey, Uncle, what you

Been up to?

UNCLE TODD

Don't play dumb, boy.

I'm going to take a shower.

Do not disturb me.

THE SERIOUSLY CREEPY LOOK UPON

UNCLE TODD'S FACE MAKES THE GUYS

NERVOUS. TODD HEADS UPSTAIRS.

TONY 18

Creepy.

KENNY

What does your uncle do

Again?

KENNY, JR.

He scares me more than the thought

Of a second "Sex and the City" sequel.

JAKE

Whoa. Did you see that blood?

RON

I know. I'll talk to him. Right after work.

Let's go.

THEY GET UP AND EXIT OUT THE DOOR.

THE CAT IS LEFT ON THE COUCH.

KENNY, JR.

Don't leave me here alone with

Him. He might turn me into a hat.

THE CAT EXITS THE LIVINGROOM.

ACT THREE

SCENE E

INT. THE HOUSE – DAY

12:09 PM

JAKE RETURNS HOME DURING THE LUNCH

HOUR TO PICK UP A DECK OF PLAYING CARDS

FOR A GAME WITH SOME CO-WORKERS. JAKE

LOOKS IN THE KITCHEN CABINETS.

JAKE

Got them.

JAKE HEARS A LOUD NOISE FROM UPSTAIRS.

JAKE

What the hell?

HE HEADS UPSTAIRS TO CHECK IT OUT.

HE RUNS INTO UNCLE TODD WITH A LARGE 19

BLACK GARBAGE BAG.

UNCLE TODD

Aren't you supposed to be at

Work?

JAKE

I just came to get some playing

Cards. What's that you got there?

UNCLE TODD

Taking out some trash.

JAKE

Oh. Okay.

BEFORE JAKE CAN TURN AND WALK AWAY, A HAND

SLIPS OUT OF THE BAG. JAKE GASPS.

JAKE

That's a body, isn't it?!

UNCLE TODD

Yep.

UNCLE TODD GRABS HIS TRANQUILLIZER GUN,

AND SHOOTS JAKE IN THE NECK. HE FALLS OUT

UNCONSCIOUS.

ACT FOUR

SCENE A

INT. DEMONIC SANCTUARY – DAY

2:00 PM

RON SITS IN HIS OFFICE COMPLETING PAPERWORK.

RON

Where the hell is Jake?

RON PULLS OUT HIS CELL PHONE, AND DIALS

JAKE'S CELL NUMBER.

RON

Come on, pick up.

THERE IS NO ANSWER. HE THEN TRIES THE HOME PHONE. 20

ALSO NO ANSWER. RON HANGS UP HIS CELL PHONE.

RON

Damn it.

ACT FOUR

SCENE B

INT. THE HOUSE – DAY

2:22 PM

JAKE AWAKENS TO FIND HIMSELF CHAINED UP

IN THE BASEMENT. HE REALIZES THAT HE IS IN

DANGER.

JAKE

Oh my God. Help!

Help! Somebody!

UNCLE TODD

No one's going to hear you

From down here.

UNCLE TODD COMES DOWN THE STAIRS.

UNCLE TODD

You're trapped, son.

JAKE'S FACE IS FROZEN WITH FEAR.

ACT FOUR

SCENE C

INT. THE HOUSE – DAY

2:47 PM

KENNY ENTERS THE HOUSE IN SEARCH OF

JAKE.

KENNY

Jake? Where are you? It's

Not quitting time yet. You're

Still on the clock. Jake?

A TRANQUILLIZER DART IS SHOT INTO

KENNY'S NECK AND HE FALLS OUT. KENNY 21

AWAKENS CHAINED UP IN THE BASEMENT

NEXT TO JAKE.

JAKE

How's it going, buddy?

KENNY

Whoa! What the hell is

Going on? Why are we

Chained up down here?

JAKE

That's why.

AT THE CORNER OF THE BASEMENT, UNCLE

TODD IS CLEANING A CHAINSAW. THE SIGHT OF

THIS SENDS CHILLS DOWN KENNY AND JAKE'S

SPINES.

KENNY

Todd? What the hell are

You doing, man?

UNCLE TODD BEGINS TO LAUGH IN A VERY

SINISTER MANNER.

UNCLE TODD

I'm going to let you in on

Something: I've killed all

The key members of that

Pain-in-the-ass group, Filth

Haters.

KENNY

Why'd you do that?!

UNCLE TODD

Because my nephew called

Me up and told me that they

Were a problem. I took care of

That problem so that your

Company can continue to publish

Your sex comics. No more bad press.

You should be thanking me.

JAKE

You really killed those innocent,

Barely attractive women? Are you 22

That that's what Ron wanted?

UNCLE TODD

I guess. He called me and told me

There was a problem. In my line of

Work, when a guy says they have a

Problem, I get paid to "solve" it. And

The white boy here saw one of the bodies.

You two now know too much, so I have to

Kill you both.

JAKE

So that's why you have that chainsaw.

UNCLE TODD

No. I'm just cleaning this. It was very

Dirty. I don't like dirt.

KENNY

Neither do I.

UNCLE TODD

I'm going to kill you with this gun.

THE MEN GASPS AS TODD PULLS OUT A GLOCK WITH

A SILENCER CONNECTED TO IT. UNCLE TODD WALKS

OVER TO THEM POINTING THE GUN AT THEM.

UNCLE TODD

Any final words?

KENNY

(CRYING) I like white girls.

JAKE CLOSES HIS EYES.

JAKE

Like Michael Jackson, this is it.

SUDDENLY AT THE LAST MOMENT UNCLE TODD

IS SMASHED OVER THE HEAD FROM BEHIND WITH

A BIG ROCK. HE FALLS OUT UNCONSCIOUS.

KENNY

Tony! Man I'm sure glad to see you.

TONY DROPS THE ROCK AND WALKS OVER TO A

RELIEVED JAKE AND KENNY. 23

TONY

I had a feeling that something

Was wrong. You two were MIA

For hours.

TONY PULLS OUT HIS CELL PHONE, DIALS

911 AND PUTS THE PHONE TO HIS EAR.

TONY

I'm calling the cops.

TONY LOOKS OVER AT AN UNCONSCIOUS TODD.

TONY

Ron won't believe this.

ACT FOUR

SCENE D

INT. THE HOUSE – NIGHT

7:10 PM

RON, JAKE, TONY AND KENNY SIT IN THE

LIVINGROOM WATCHING THE EVENING

NEWS.

ANCHOR

Todd Barnes was captured

At a home in the Chicago

Suburbs a week ago. He was

Wanted for over 300 murders

In the past 15 years. All were paid

Hits. His trial starts next month, and

If convicted, he will face the death penalty.

THE TV IS TURNED OFF.

JAKE

Sorry about your uncle.

RON

I guess its best that he's in

Custody. I never really knew

That he was a professional

Hitman. He did like "The

Godfather". He did take away

All the bad press we were getting. 24

Starting Monday we are going

Back to publishing our usual

Material. And the best part is that

Eric won't pulls out his investment

Despite the company's terrible

Performance because he likes us.

JAKE

Really?

RON

Yep.

THE GUYS ARE QUIET FOR A MOMENT.

JAKE

I think he's gay.

KENNY

Totally.

TONY

Yep.

RON

Maybe.

FADE OUT.

CUT TO ENDING CREDITS.

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Synopsis of F.M.O.C.

By

D.J. Stephens

Logline: Four friends own and operate a small independent comic book publishing company in Chicago's business district.

Story Arc: As the company grows and expands, the guys change along with it over time.

Ron, Jake, Tony and Kenny all share a four-bedroom house in Chicago's suburbs. The bills are split equally between them. Every now and then they host parties. They almost always go out. The group often find themselves in situations based off of stupidity and poor decision-making.

In the pilot, the group realizes that the company has come into hard times profit-wise. And their prime investor, Eric Watts, has threatened to pull out if the company does not turn a profit by the end of the year. So in an effort to save Demonic Sanctuary Comics, Tony comes up with a plan to publish only pornographic comic books to increase sales and profit. For a while the plan goes great until an all-female organization called, Filth Haters targets the company for its degrading and disrespectful material. To end the protests and bad press, Ron calls in a favor from his hitman uncle, Todd. Todd misinterprets what Ron wants him to do about the problem and kills key members of the group one-by-one.

Jake comes home during his lunch break to pick up a deck of playing cards for a game with some co-workers. He catches Todd with a big, black garbage bag containing a woman's body. Todd shoots Jake in the neck with a tranquillizer dart. Jake awakens chained up in the basement. Kenny arrives home in search of Jake and ends up shot in the neck with a tranquillizer dart. He too awakens chained up in the basement next to Jake.

Uncle Todd lets them know about the murders and why, and decides to kill them for now knowing too much. But before Todd can pull the trigger, he is struck from behind by Tony and a big rock. Uncle Todd is arrested, the guys go back to publishing their usual comic books and Eric decides to keep the company open despite poor business performance because he simply likes the guys.

CHARACTER BIOS

Of

Four Men, One Company (FMOC)

Name: Ron Ferral Age: 25 Occupation: Co-President/Publisher/Writer

Note: Ron is kind-hearted, and often the center of the social circle. He loves comic books, and is a talented comic book writer. College drop-out.

Name: Jake Willis Age: 26 Occupation: Co-President/Editor-in-Chief/Artist

Note: The bestfriend and business partner of Ron. The fun-loving guy who likes to have a good time who is also a comic book lover and a talented comic book artist. College drop-out.

Name: Kenny Smith Age: 25 Occupation: CFO/COO/Artist-Writer

Note: Kenny is a genius with numbers and business operations and has a Master's degree in business. He is the anxiety-filled member of the group, often taking three kinds of medication to manage his anxiety and panic attacks. He sometimes casually talks with his cat, Kenny, Jr., for reassurance and comfort. He is also a talented artist and writer.

Name: Tony Parker Age: 25 Occupation: Development Coordinator/Submissions Executive

Note: Tony is a very energetic, positive and caring human being. Sometimes around the office to be a closet homosexual that often disappears days at a time, and is visited by unknown men during lunch time who claim to be cousins of his. His primary job at DSC is to find, develop and new talent into employable comic book creators for hiring at the company. College drop-out.

Name: Eric Watts Age: 33 Occupation: CEO/President/Investor

Note: Eric is the CEO and president of Wasp Investment Firm, one of the most successful investment firms in the state. Eric is a billionaire, who is the main investor (only investor) of Demonic Sanctuary Comics because he is a good friend of the group. Eric gets 40% of the company's annual earnings in exchange for providing the resources to the guys to run and operate the business. Eric is a graduate of Harvard Business School with intelligence, business savvy and an aggressive nature professionally, personally and emotionally. His aggressive side often intimidates others. And for some reason he harbors semi-homo-erotic feelings for Ron.

Name: Tanya Hartwell Age: 24 Occupation: Receptionist

Note: Tanya is a single mother with lots of attitude and kids. She says that she has only two children but co-workers believe she has at least six. She does not know who the fathers are, always says that if she loses her job, she will lose the kids. She speaks her mind, and no one really tries to question her. Education-wise she is believed to have only a GED, and no future plans to further her education.