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Reigns has built a career on badgering guests, taking the moral high ground, and being a class A hypocrite. He turns to his guest—a wiry, thin and bespectacled young man of Michael’s age, and scowls. A text graphic appears underneath the guest announcing him to be Dan Prescott, Jr., the son of Dumpy Dan.
    Michael presses in closer to the glass, desperate to hear.
    Still scowling at Dan Jr., Monty picks up a DVD of The Complete Orzo the Clown Show from his desk and holds it out at arm’s length to the camera.
    â€œAnd welcome back to the Monty Reigns show,” he begins. “If you’re just tuning in, we are with Dan Prescott, Jr. You may remember his Dad, Dumpy Dan Prescott? Well Dumpy Dan was the sidekick of a perverted child molester, right Dan?”
    Dan, Jr., half smiling, shakes his head and runs his fingers through his thinning, sandy blond hair. He takes the question in stride. He expected this.
    â€œMonty, my father was a children’s TV star…so was Orzo. After Orzo’s death, the rights to the show went to my father. They brought a lot of joy to a lot of kids…”
    â€œAnd a lot of something else to a few more kids!”
    The audience, as is standard procedure on the Monty Reigns show, worships their loud, gregarious, controversial and obnoxious hero. They erupt in laughter.
    Dan just shakes his head and turns away.
    â€œAs my discerning audience already knows, this puke right here is releasing, on DVD no less, the complete Orzo television series! All two seasons. Now, why was this ‘essential part of children’s programming history’ only on for two seasons, Mr. Prescott?”
    Dan smiles again. “As you know, Orzo was killed during his arrest.”
    â€œFor being a pee pee toucher.”
    The crowd roars its approval. Monty stands and waves his arms up and down, egging them on.
    â€œOrzo, or Reginald Bent, was never tried,” Dan tries to get across only to be cut off by a belly laugh from Reigns. The talk show host picks up the DVD and shoves it in Dan’s face. Dan flinches involuntarily much to the delight of the assemblage. They cheer, spoiling for a fight.
    â€œThat’s because he died with a SWAT team at the door and a little boy chained in the basement! This is so wrong…glorifying a pedophile!”
    Monty turns toward the crowd.
    â€œWhaddya guys think? Is this right? Or is Mr. Dan Prescott, son of Dumpy, just as big a pervert as his hero?”
    Dan stands up, trying to plead his case. He tries to address the crowd as well.
    â€œLook—” he manages to get out before being cut off by the crowd. Monty leads them in a chant, overpowering anything Dan might have to say.
    â€œPervert! Pervert!” Reigns starts.
    â€œPervert! Pervert!” the audience picks up quickly.
    Dan looks around the studio. He raises his hands in a show of defeat and slumps back onto the couch. Monty smiles, smelling blood. He looks right into the camera and points to the viewer as the crowd continues to chant.
    â€œAll right! Clam it! I’ve got a job for you fans of the Monty Reigns show.”
    A graphic comes up on Monty’s right side. It is a grainy picture of a young Michael emerging from Orzo’s house. The boy is covered in a blanket and being led by the SWAT Leader.
    â€œEveryone who hates pedophiles out there, we’re looking for this kid. His name was withheld after the SWAT team got him out of that sleazy clown’s pit! We want pictures, we want a name and we want to know where he is! His voice must be heard so porno pushing perverts like Danny here can own up to their mistakes!”
    Dan, resigned to his fate on this show, simply lowers his head into his hands.
    â€œE-mail your videos or pics or info or whatever to Monty at montyreigns.com. Got it? Be good to each other, we’re out!” Monty continues to pander to the crowd as the credits roll.
    The show blips off and is immediately