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SHAMELESSFADE IN:EXT. CHICAGO UPTOWN - NIGHTBlazing fire. Public bonfire. POPS and BANGS of fireworks. AMALE VOICE begins over luminous faces - adults and kids -that the CAMERA picks out of the crowd in the bonding glow.FRANK (V.O.)Nobody's saying this neighborhood'sthe Garden of Eden, hell somepeople say God avoids this placealtogether, but it's been a goodhome to us, to me and my kids, whoI'm proud of; 'cause every singleone of them reminds me a little bitof me. Fiona, my rock, a huge help.FIONA, attractive, but not gorgeous, eighteen, laughing.FRANK (CONT'D)Has all the best qualities of hermother -- except she’s not a ragingpsycho bitch.QUICK-CUT to Fiona with two Kleenexs and two kids, put’s atissue to each kid’s nose and orders “Blow!”. They do.FRANK (CONT'D)Lip, smart as a whip. Straight A’sand the honor roll. And peoplethought when I dropped him on hishead it was a bad thing.LIP, sixteen, handsome, athletic, drinking a brown-baggedPabst tallboy, no doubt lifted from some 7-11.FRANK (CONT’D)Boy’s definitely going somewhere --QUICK-CUT of Lip, charging STRAIGHT AT and over us, followedby two Chicago cops, in heated, sweaty pursuit.FRANK (CONT’D) Ian, industrious, conscientious,ambitious, incredible work ethic.IAN, fifteen, smiling, a little goofy, instantly likeable.