EXT. SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY
A FEMALE REPORTER in her early 30s speaks to the camera.
She's slightly non-conservative in dress and manner; she's
not a mainstream reporter but rather someone working for
PROMICINPOWER.COM. The video doesn't have the polished
feel of an actual network newscast.
REPORTER:
Homer Jeffords lives on the
outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona,
where he works as a computer
programmer. When he returned home
from work on Monday, he received
the shock of his life.
INSERT SHOT: Footage of HOUSE BURNING DOWN.
REPORTER: (V.O.) (CONT'D)
His house was burned down, and
investigators think it was arson.
INSERT SHOT: JEFFORDS in HOTEL ROOM. He's a computer geek
in his late 30s, slightly overweight.
HOMER JEFFORDS:
Last week I had gotten an
anonymous letter in the mail
saying, "We know what you're
shooting up in there, Jeffords,
and we want no freaks around
here."
(Holds up letter)
But I thought it was just a
harmless kook. I never thought
they would torch my house!
INSERT SHOT: Insulin VIAL; man preparing to INJECT HIMSELF.
JEFFORDS:
They must have seen me through my
bathroom window injecting myself
with insulin and thought it was
something like Promicin.
All I know about Promicin is what
I've seen in the news! I've never
even been near the stuff! I can't
believe someone would destroy all
my things like that because they
thought I was taking some
medicine.
INSERT SHOT: Back to reporter in neighborhood.
REPORTER: (V.O.)
Arson detectives have determined
that the fire was deliberately
set. The police investigating the
incident have not been able to
identify a suspect. Neighbors
claim to have seen nothing unusual
prior to the fire breaking out.
INSERT SHOT: Back to Jeffords in hotel. He's holding a DOG
LEASH.
JEFFORDS:
I guess I can count my blessings
that my dog Buddy was over at my
mom's house when this all
happened. Up until now I'd been
trying to stay out of the whole
Promicin controversy, but now...
(Harsh sigh, looks into
distance.)
I think those guys need to come to
terms with the fact that it's out
there and people have taken it -
and it can lead to good things,
can't it? As opposed to burning
down houses. That's just wrong,
no matter what.
(Swipes at his eyes.)
INSERT SHOT: Back to reporter in neighborhood.
REPORTER:
It's a tragic story. Jeffords
plans to move in with his mother
while he settles with his
insurance company. After that, he
says he's not sure if he'll remain
in the Phoenix area or not.
This is just one item in a
continuing series of violence
against perceived Promicin use.
The anti-Promicin faction has been
striking out all over the country
with similar results.
PromicinPower.com will bring you
all the latest news and updates as
they happen.