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Shia LaBeouf
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Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He made his debut in Holes, based on the novel of the same name by Louis Sachar. In 2004, he made his debut with the short film Lets Love Hate and later directed a short film titled Maniac, starring American rappers Cage. In 2007, LaBeouf starred in the successful films Disturbia. The same year he was cast in Michael Bays science fiction film Transformers as Sam Witwicky, despite mixed reviews, Transformers was a box office success and one of the highest-grossing films of 2007. LaBeouf later appeared in its sequels Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers, Dark of the Moon, in 2008, he played Henry Mutt Williams Jones III in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise. His other films include Wall Street, Money Never Sleeps, Lawless, The Company You Keep, Nymphomaniac, since 2014, LaBeouf has pursued a variety of public performance art projects with LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner. LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles, California, as the child of Shayna. His mother is a dancer and ballerina turned visual artist and clothing jewelry designer and his father is a Vietnam War veteran who had numerous jobs. LaBeoufs mother is Jewish, and his father, who is of Cajun descent, is Christian, LaBeouf has described himself as Jewish, and has stated that he was raised around both sides, he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony, and was also baptized in the Angelus church. One of the camps he attended was Christian and his first name is derived from the Hebrew shai Yah, meaning gift of God. During his childhood, he accompanied his father to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, LaBeouf has also said he was subjected to verbal and mental abuse by his father, who once pointed a gun at his son during a Vietnam War flashback. LaBeouf has stated that his father was on drugs during his childhood, LaBeoufs uncle was going to adopt him at one stage because his parents could not afford to have him anymore and they had too much pride to go on welfare or food stamps. As a way of dealing with his parents divorce, he would perform for his family, LaBeouf remains close to and financially supports both of his parents. He attended 32nd Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet in Los Angeles and Alexander Hamilton High School, in an interview, LaBeouf said that, looking back on his childhood, he feels grateful and considers some of those memories scars. Prior to acting, LaBeouf practiced comedy around his neighborhood as an escape from a hostile environment, at age 10, he began performing stand-up at comedy clubs, describing his appeal as having disgustingly dirty material and a 50-year-old mouth on the 10-year-old kid. He subsequently found an agent through the Yellow Pages and was taken on after pretending to be his own manager. In the early 2000s, LaBeouf became known among young audiences after playing Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel weekly program Even Stevens and he has said that grew up on that show and being cast was the best thing that happened to him
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Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U. S. state of Utah. With an estimated population of 190,884 in 2014, the city lies at the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo Combined Statistical Area. This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately 120-mile segment of the Wasatch Front and it is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin. The city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young, Isaac Morley, George Washington Bradley and numerous other Mormon followers, who extensively irrigated and cultivated the arid valley. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named Great Salt Lake City—the word great was dropped from the name in 1868 by the 17th Utah Territorial Legislature. Today, however, less than half the population of Salt Lake City proper are members of the LDS Church. It was traversed by the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, in 1913, Salt Lake City has since developed a strong outdoor recreation tourist industry based primarily on skiing, and hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is the banking center of the United States. Before Mormon settlement, the Shoshone, Ute, and Paiute had dwelt in the Salt Lake Valley for thousands of years. The land was treated by the United States as public domain, the first U. S. explorer in the Salt Lake area is believed to be Jim Bridger in 1825, although others had been in Utah earlier, some as far north as the nearby Utah Valley. Frémont surveyed the Great Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Valley in 1843 and 1845, the Donner Party, a group of ill-fated pioneers, had traveled through the Great Salt Lake Valley in August 1846. The first permanent settlements in the date to the arrival of the Latter-day Saints on July 24,1847. Upon arrival at the Salt Lake Valley, president of the church Brigham Young is recorded as stating, This is the right place, Brigham Young claimed to have seen the area in a vision prior to the wagon trains arrival. They found the broad valley empty of any human settlement, four days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young designated the building site for the Salt Lake Temple, which would eventually become a famous Mormon and Salt Lake City landmark. The Salt Lake Temple, constructed on the block that would later be called Temple Square, construction started in 1853, and the temple was dedicated on 6 April 1893. The temple has become an icon for the city and serves as its centerpiece, in fact, the southeast corner of Temple Square is the initial point of reference for the Salt Lake Meridian, and for all addresses in the Salt Lake Valley. The Mormon pioneers organized a new state called Deseret and petitioned for its recognition in 1849, the United States Congress rebuffed the settlers in 1850 and established the Utah Territory, vastly reducing its size, and designated Fillmore as its capital city. Great Salt Lake City replaced Fillmore as the capital in 1858
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Cathedral of the Madeleine (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was completed in 1909 and currently serves as the cathedral, or mother church and it is the only cathedral in the US under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene. The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake and it was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is predominantly a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside tends more toward the Neo-Gothic, construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, the interior of the cathedral was created under the direction of Joseph S. Glass, the second bishop of Salt Lake. Bishop Glass enlisted John Theodore Comes, one of the preeminent architects in the country and his plans for the interior were largely based upon the Spanish Gothic style. The colorful murals and polychrome were added at this time, as were the ornate shrines, in the 1970s, the exterior of the building was restored, and between 1991 and 1993, the interior of the Cathedral was renovated and restored under Bishop William K. Weigand. This included building a new altar, moving the bishops chair, providing a separate chapel for the Blessed Sacrament, the major restoration of the interior of the cathedral was accomplished through the vision of Monsignor M. Francis Mannion. The Cathedral is home to the only co-educational Catholic Choir School in the United States, the Madeleine Choir School, established in 1996, now serves over 350 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Eight. Composer Amédée Tremblay notably served as the churchs organist from 1920 to 1925, media related to Cathedral of the Madeleine at Wikimedia Commons Official Cathedral Site Diocese of Salt Lake City Official Site 360° Panorama of the Cathedral of the Madeleine
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Sara Paxton
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Sara Paxton is an American actress, model and singer. Paxtons most notable roles have been in the films Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown, Sydney White, Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left and she has also appeared prominently in television, with a lead role in Darcys Wild Life. In 2016, it was announced that Paxton was cast in David Lynchs 2017 Twin Peaks series, Sara Paxton, an only child, was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Her mother Lucia was born to a Jewish family in Monterrey, Mexico, Paxtons father Steve Paxton is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent and has converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother. Paxtons father is distantly related to the late actor Bill Paxton, during her childhood, Paxton put on shows and wanted to perform, sometimes dressing up in costume and coming to school as a particular character. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley, choosing to attend a high school instead of accepting home-schooling. Paxton graduated from El Camino Real High School in June 2006, Paxton has said that attending college was very important to her because it is important to expand your mind. In 2006, Paxton applied to the University of Southern Californias film studies program and she has noted that she would like to major in business administration with a minor in history and to start a production company. Paxton delayed plans to attend college, because every time she lined up a class schedule she was offered another movie and her first film role was a small role in the 1997 Jim Carrey comedy, Liar Liar. In 2003, Paxton starred in R. L. Stines Haunted Lighthouse and she also appeared as Lana on CSI, Miami and as Marnie Piper in Return to Halloweentown. Paxton received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006, in 2005, Paxton spent three months working on the Florida-themed Aquamarine, in which she played a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo, whom she befriended while filming. Paxton has said that she felt a sense of female empowerment while on set because almost everyone on set was female, the film opened on March 3,2006 and grossed approximately $7.5 million in its opening weekend. Reviewers of the film compared Paxton, whose inspiration is Goldie Hawn, to actress Reese Witherspoon, saying that she has an infectious, nutty energy. Paxton recorded a song for the soundtrack titled Connected, an English version of the Mexican group RBDs song Tenerte y Quererte from their 2004 album Rebelde. Paxton hosted The Secret Life of Water, the first episode of the series Planet H2O, in May of the same year, she made an appearance on the television series Pepper Dennis, playing a teen actress. The film aired on October 20,2006, during the summer and early fall of 2006, Paxton filmed The Party Never Stops, Diary of a Binge Drinker, a Lifetime Television film, in Vancouver Island. In the film, she plays Jessie, a student who falls victim to binge drinking. Paxton has described it as different from her previous roles
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Ed Begley Jr.
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For his father, see Ed Begley. Edward James Ed Begley Jr. is an American actor and environmentalist, Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He is most recognized for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations and he also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show entitled Living with Ed. He is a recurring cast member in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Begley was born in Los Angeles, California to Allene Jeanne Sanders and Oscar-winning film actor Ed Begley. When his son was born Begley Sr. was married to Amanda Huff and he believed Huff to be his biological mother until he was sixteen, and only later became acquainted with his biological mother, Allene. His paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants, Begley grew up in Buffalo, New York and attended Stella Niagara Education Park Cadet School, a private Roman Catholic school, in Lewiston, New York. In 1962 the family moved back to California, where he graduated from Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, a Catholic high school, Begleys numerous roles in television and film include one of his earliest appearances as a guest actor on Maude. He had guest appearances in the 1970s series Room 222 and he had recurring roles on Mary Hartman, 7th Heaven, Arrested Development, Meego and Six Feet Under and starring roles in Stephen Kings Kingdom Hospital, St. Elsewhere, and Wednesday 9,30. He has played significant roles in the mockumentary films Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, in 1995, he played The Riddlers boss in Batman Forever but is uncredited. Since 2000, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, in 1996, Begley appeared in a TV movie called The Late Shift, where he played real-life CBS executive Rod Perth. Perth himself appears briefly in a cameo role, Begley and Perth share an extraordinary physical resemblance, something the film makers milk for humor in the scene. He has guest-starred on shows such as Scrubs, Boston Legal and he had a recurring guest role in season three of Veronica Mars. He appeared in the 2008 HBO film Recount, which profiled the 2000 Presidential Election and its aftermath, Begley also made an appearance on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. Season 3, Episode 3, as a spokesman for Cinco, in 2003, Begley wrote and directed the musical Cesar and Ruben. It was performed at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles and was revived in 2007, one of Begleys recent acting roles was in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried. Begley played Dr. Walter Krandall, the former marriage counselor. Since 2008, he has appeared in a series of DirecTV commercials as a Cable Corp Inc. executive, in 2013, he appeared on the reality television show Beverly Hills Pawn. Begley has three children, a daughter and son from his first marriage, and a daughter from his current marriage
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Disney Channel
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Disney Channels programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – originally marketed its programs towards families during the 1980s, most of Disney Channels original programming is aimed at kids ages 9–16, while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at children 8 years and under. As of January 2016, Disney Channel is available to approximately 93.9 million pay television households in the United States. The Disney Sunday Movie, a version of the Walt Disney anthology television series, began on the channel in 1986 concurrent with ABCs version until 1988 and NBCs The Magical World of Disney. Disney Channel Original Movies series of made for television movies started on August 23,1997 with Northern Lights supplanting the previous Disney Channel Premiere Films banner.2 million viewers. The Cheetah Girls films were also successful in terms of merchiandise. The first film in 2003 was the first made-for-TV movie musical in Disney Channels history, and had a worldwide audience of over 84 million viewers. The second movie was the most successful of the series, bringing in 8.1 million viewers in the U. S. Disney Junior – Disney Junior is a block that features shows targeted at children aged 3–9. Which debuted on February 14,2011, it airs Monday through Fridays from 8,00 a. m. –2,00 p. m. and weekends from 6,00 to 9,00 a. m. Disney Junior carries one of the few programs on Disney Channel that feature classic Disney characters as of 2013, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Other programs currently seen in this block include Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Sheriff Callies Wild West, Sofia the First, Miles from Tomorrowland, The Lion Guard and Doc McStuffins. C. Saturdays from 8, 00-11,00 p. m. and Sundays from 7, Saturday nights feature repeats of recent episodes of the channels original series or an occasional film telecast. Encores of the respective nights programs typically air between 11,00 p. m. and 2,30 a. m, Eastern/Pacific each night during that weekend. Out of This World Weekend – a weekend of shows having space themed episodes, Weekend – a weekend of shows having mystery themed episodes. This was the first special weekend, Summer Adventure Weekend – a weekend of shows with vacation themed episodes. Flash Forward Weekend – a weekend of shows related to time travel, freaky Freakend – a weekend of shows featuring paranormal themed episodes. April Fuel Week – a week of shows featuring special episodes, Weekend – a weekend of shows featuring guest stars from other Disney Channel shows, occurs mostly in April. Programming seen during Disney Nighttime included older feature films, along with original concert specials, variety specials, mystery Night – ran each Tuesday evening starting at 9,00 p. m. Eastern/Pacific from 1990 to 1993, focused on mystery films from the 1930s to the 1960s
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Under Wraps (film)
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Under Wraps is a 1997 television film, and is considered to be the first Disney Channel Original Movie by the Disney Channel. It was included by the network in its 100 Original Movies celebration from May–June 2016, three 12-year-old kids discover a mummy in the basement of a dead mans house. It comes alive due to the conjunction of the moonlight during that time of the month and they are scared of him at first, but with time discover he is friendly, if clumsy and confused. The kids name the mummy Harold, and decide he will take up residence in one kids bedroom. After paying a visit to their Halloween-obsessed friend, Bruce, they discover that if the mummy is not put back in his coffin before midnight on Halloween, the mummy will cease to exist. However, the sarcophagus is in the hands of the man, known as Mr. Kubat. Upon finding out that the mummy has escaped from the coffin, he orders his henchmen to look for the mummy and bring it back in time, on top of that, there are a few other obstacles that follow by. For one thing, Harolds unusual appearance may attract unwanted attention as Halloween night draws closer, meanwhile, they find out that Harold used to be in love with another mummy who comes alive at the end. It is currently available on iTunes and Amazon Video, under Wraps at the Internet Movie Database
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You Lucky Dog
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You Lucky Dog is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie, first aired on June 27,1998. It stars Kirk Cameron and was directed by Paul Schneider, Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dogs mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of dogs, he still operates a canine mind-reading business. Mr. Mooney and his wife bring their dog to see Jack, dissatisfied with Jacks inability to read his dogs mind, Mr. Mooney, who is a friend of the city mayor, threatens to have his business closed down. After the Mooneys leave, a man named Clyde Windsor brings his dog, Lucky, to see Jack. Jack informs Windsor that Lucky is bothered by three individuals that live with him, two weeks later, the city closes down Jacks business. Simultaneously, Windsors personal driver, Calvin Bridges, informs Jack that Windsor has died, Windsors lawyer, Allison Kent, reads Windsors will to his niece and two nephews, Margaret, Lyle, and Rueben. The will reveals that the three individuals receive nothing from the estate of Windsor, who chose Lucky to inherit his money, Jack meets with Allison and is informed that he is Windsors chosen trustee for Luckys $64 million trust fund. Jack agrees to move into the mansion and become Luckys new owner, as required by the trust fund, thus forcing Lyle, Margaret and Rueben to move out. Windsors relatives meet with Mr. Phister, a lawyer who will only take the case to trial for 30 percent of the money in their uncles trust fund. Windsors relatives, who are used to living a lifestyle, instead plot to regain the mansion. One night, Jack begins acting like a dog after Lucky becomes overly excited about dog bones he had buried in the mansions backyard. Jack joins Lucky in his search for bones, and later tears up furniture with Lucky, the next day, to help Lucky get over the death of his owner, Jack and Calvin take him to a local shopping mall. At the malls pet store, Jack signs additional paperwork for Allison and also meets her daughter, Nicole, however, Allison tells her daughter that their apartment is not a suitable living environment for a puppy. In the malls food court, Lucky becomes excited at the scent of food, Jacks mind once again transforms into that of a dogs. Jack and Lucky devour leftover food on tables and inside a trash bin, after numerous failed attempts, Windsors relatives agree to Phisters expensive offer to take the case to trial and have Jack declared mentally incompetent. At the courthouse, Jack demonstrates his ability to read Luckys mind, Jack discovers through Luckys thoughts that Lyle likely poisoned his uncle. Lyle threatens the courtroom with a gun after Jack accuses him of murdering his uncle, Lucky knocks Lyle over, and he is arrested along with Margaret and Rueben
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Brink!
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Brink. is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of aggressive inline skating. On the first day of school, the Soul-Skaters and Team X-Bladz race on school grounds, Boomer, a skater for Team X-Bladz, is seriously injured during the race, while Brink and Val are both caught and suspended. Brink learns that his family is in trouble, his father Ralph has been on disability for six months. Brink goes against the wishes of Ralph and his friends and joins Team X-Bladz for $200 a week, Brink keeps this a secret from his friends and family. Brinks father gets him a job at Pup-N-Suds, a dog grooming business, brinks friends discover that he has been skating for Team X-Bladz to train for an upcoming local competition. Brinks friends feel he betrayed them and choose to ignore him upon discovering his alignment with Team X-Bladz, the Soul-Skaters and Team X-Bladz later agree to a downhill race, with Gabriella against Brink. Although Val offers his friendship to Brink in an attempt to keep him with X-Bladz and he tries to warn Brink not to go through with the race as Val has something bad planned for him and encourages him to leave X-Bladz while he still can. During the race, Val intentionally sabotages Gabriellas part of the course by tossing gravel onto the road, Gabriella wipes out big and sustains minor injuries. At this point, all of the Soul-Skaters disown Brink as their friend, they call him a sell-out, later, Ralph learns about the accident from Gabriellas mother and has a heart-to-heart talk with Brink. Brink finally confesses his reasons for joining Team X-Bladz and wanting to be a somebody from it. He admits that though he got what he wanted, it has gotten him into a mess, as he has lost his friends, Ralph reveals that although the family is in financial trouble, Brink should not be skating for money and rather for fun. Inspired by his father, Brink meets Val at the local boardwalk, Brink reveals his disgust with Val for sabotaging the race and injuring Gabriella. This leads to an argument between both boys and Brink to toss a milkshake in Vals face, Val calls Brink a coward and a traitor in itself, revealing that he did not have the nerve to finish the race and in the process has no friends. Boomer disagrees and calls Val out for who he is inside and he reveals his own friendship with Brink and why he left X-Bladz after his injury. Boomer admits that he had witnessed Val cheating in past competitions, Brink closes the argument by telling Val off that he is not a true skater for skating for money rather than fun and challenges him at the in-line skating competition. Val readily accepts his challenge and leaves with the other X-Bladz, Boomer walks away with Brink, thanking him for showing Boomer the meaning to skate for fun and will show his support for him. In the days before the competition, Brink meets his friends at the skate yard, after giving them new skates and equipment, Brink tells them of his plan to sponsor the team under the name Team Pup N Suds. They accept Brink as their friend again, as friends once again, they compete in the competition with their families support
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Halloweentown (film)
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Halloweentown is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Duwayne Dunham. It is the first installment in the Halloweentown series, and stars Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds and her mom offers no clear explanation. Gwens mother Aggie, who is a witch, shows up for her annual Halloween visit. The children are happier to see Aggie than Gwen is, as Aggie openly encourages the children to get involved in Halloween. Unknown to Marnie, Aggie is intent on training Marnie as a witch, before heading home, Aggie reads the children a bedtime story called Halloweentown, a mystical place where witches, vampires and monsters of all sorts live in peace. Sophie points out a drawing of a witch in the book that resembles Marnie, Aggie does nothing to stop Marnie from imagining such a thing, Gwen and Aggie then get into an argument. Gwen insists Marnie will be raised as a person and not a witch. Aggie says she disagrees, but actually she is there for another reason, Gwen thinks they just moved, but Aggie says it is not that simple. Aggie desperately asks for Gwens help, but Gwen declines, when Aggie leaves to return home, Marnie and Dylan follow her. They see Aggie getting onto a bus, and sneak onto it through the back door. When they arrive in Halloweentown, Aggie does not see Marnie and Dylan getting off the bus, at the same time, Marnie and Dylan realize Sophie snuck onto the bus. They begin looking for Aggie, and are approached by Kalabar and he whistles for a cab which is driven by Benny, a skeleton with a bad sense of humor. The children find their grandmothers home, and against her better judgment and she says she will start Marnies witch training, but has to take care of the bad thing first. She shows her grandchildren what she is talking about, in her cauldron and she says she must activate Merlins talisman with a spell and potion to defeat the demon. In town, the family is introduced to Luke, a goblin who was made handsome by a shadow demon and he makes a clumsy pass at Marnie, which she turns down on the spot. Gwen arrives in Halloweentown with plans to bring her children home, Gwen cannot find another bus back to the mortal world and decides to see if the mayor can do anything to help. She is shocked to see that the mayor is Kalabar, an ex-boyfriend of hers, Kalabar briefly leaves to handle another problem, Gwen and her children see Aggie walking somewhere with Luke. Sensing Aggie might be in trouble, they follow Aggie and Luke to a movie theater
