Fire Captain
Keep those children back, Thompson! [Liane finds the boys and walks up to them]
Coon
Please sir, you must let us-
Liane
Sweetie, let the nice firemen do their job.
Coon
Shut! Up! Mom! God!
Officer
Wait. Look! Up in the sky!
Fireman
It's him! My God, it's really him!
Fire Captain
He's come to help us. Captain Hindsight! [in the distance a superhero flies towards the town. He's wearing red and yellow tights and a black cope with a blue eye on it - looking behind]
Stan
Who's Captain Hindsight?
Announcer :
Captain Hindsight,
The Hero of The Modern Age!
[a series of comic book pictures follows]
Once known as Jack Brolin, a reporter for the national news,
the hero was born when a freak accident gave him the amazing power of extraordinary hindsight.
From toxic spills to unjust wars there is no task too large for...
Captain Hindsight!
[the hero descends and lands next to the firemen]
Fire Captain
Captain Hindsight, thank God you've come!
Captain Hindsight
What's the skinny?
Fireman
There's people trapped in that burning building, Captain Hindsight. And the fire is so massive we can't get to them.
Captain Hindsight
Hmmm... You see those windows on the right side? They should have built fire escapes on those windows for the higher floors, then people could have gotten down. And then on the roof: they should have built it with a more reinforce structure, so a helicopter could have landed on it.
Fireman
Yes, of course.
Captain Hindsight
And then you see that building to the left?
Fire Captain
Yes.
Captain Hindsight
They shouldn't have built that there. Because now you can't park any fire trucks where you really need to. [stands up tall]
Well, looks like my job here is done. Goodbye everyone!
[takes off]
Fireman
Thank you, Captain Hindsight!
Officer
Thank youuu!
Fire Captain
All right everyone, I guess that's it. Let's pack it up.
[the firemen and officers quickly pack up and leave, but the building keeps burning. Coon and Friends can only watch helplessly as trapped residents scream.]
The Marsh house, dinner time.
The family is eating quietly
Randy
Whoa, boy, did you hear about that fire downtown, Sharon?
Sharon
Oh my gosh, yes! They said like 14 people died.
Randy
It's just ridiculous to me that they didn't build fire escapes on those upper floors! Ridiculous!
Sharon
Oh I know, and if you ask me, they should've built a roof with enough support to land a helicopter.
Randy
I mean, hello!
Stan
Hey you guys are just repeating what that hindsight guy said.
Randy
Why yes, Stan. Captain Hindsight is our protector and guardian. We're just thankful he was there for that fire. And now we can all eat in peace
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