Episode 4: "Influencer Invasion"

MILES, SCOTT, FELIX, and TREVOR are setting up for a routine photoshoot at the Grand Staircase. The building is unusually quiet.

Their conversation is interrupted by a commotion at the entrance. A glamorous woman in her 20s, TIFFANY GLAMOUR, enters with an entourage of assistants. She's holding up her phone on a selfie stick and talking loudly.

Tiffany poses dramatically on the staircase, her assistants adjusting lighting and holding reflectors. She notices the boys and waves.

Trevor rushes over to Tiffany. Felix follows, fascinated by her equipment. As they gather for a selfie, Felix's parka gets caught in Tiffany's elaborate selfie stick contraption.

As she extends the selfie stick, it malfunctions in a blast of light. When the crowd looks back, Felix is gone from the marble steps. Only his footprint remains.

Her phone dings repeatedly with notifications.

She tags City Hall in her post and hits share. Almost immediately, her phone starts exploding with notifications.

Miles and Scott look at each other with concern. Outside the building, we see dozens of cars pulling up and influencers pouring out, all holding phones and cameras.

The rotunda is now packed with INFLUENCERS. They're all taking selfies, doing yoga poses on the stairs, setting up ring lights, and applying makeup. The boys are backed into a corner, watching the chaos.

A group of INFLUENCERS in matching outfits strike poses on the Grand Staircase, completely blocking a BRIDE and GROOM who were scheduled for wedding photos.

MAYOR McDOME pushes through the crowd, looking both annoyed and opportunistic.

The Mayor's eyes turn to dollar signs. She pulls out a megaphone.

Influencers begin lining up to pay the fee. The Bride and Groom walk away dejected.

Trevor walks over to a group of influencers and puts on his most charming smile.

The influencers crowd around Trevor excitedly. Miles and Scott watch in disgust.

An older man with a battered leather camera bag approaches them. This is ANSEL, 70s, with white hair and wearing an old-school photographer's vest covered in pockets. He carries an ancient film camera.

He holds up his vintage film camera.

Ansel leads Miles and Scott away, while Trevor continues charming the influencers in the background.

A continuous stream of INFLUENCERS is arriving, creating a line down the block. Each carries elaborate equipment - ring lights, smoke machines, costume changes, etc.

They watch as an INFLUENCER COUPLE unpacks a portable wind machine to create "flowing hair" effects for their photos.

As they talk, FELIX walks up to them from the wrong side of the security line, camera in hand.

Felix pulls out his phone to check. His eyes widen at seeing himself trending.

PC PHOTOGRAPHY PRINCIPAL approaches them, looking agitated.

Inside City Hall, through the glass doors, they see Trevor now dressed like an influencer himself - complete with a ridiculous hat, oversized sunglasses, and his own selfie stick.

Trevor is now giving a tutorial to a crowd of INFLUENCERS who hang on his every word.

MAYOR McDOME walks by, counting a stack of cash.

They shake hands as dollar signs appear in both their eyes.

Miles, Scott, Felix and Permit Principal are in Ansel's basement darkroom, surrounded by developing photographs hanging from lines. The room is lit with red light.

He points to a wall of black and white photographs showing various historical moments at City Hall - civil rights protests, same-sex marriage celebrations, historic speeches.

Felix pulls out his phone showing the viral video of his disappearance, which now has 100 million views and the hashtag #WhereDidFelixGo trending worldwide.

The influencer situation has escalated. The rotunda is now divided into "content creation zones" with signs reading "SELFIE SECTION - $100," "YOGA POSE PLATFORM - $200," and "FAKE WEDDING BACKDROP - $500." Trevor, wearing a "SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE CURATOR" badge, directs traffic.

BENNY appears, wearing a similar badge labeled "ASSISTANT CURATOR."

Mayor McDome approaches with a stack of papers.

The front doors burst open. Miles, Scott, Felix, Permit Principal, and Ansel enter dramatically. Ansel carries his vintage camera, while the others have signs reading "REAL PHOTOGRAPHY MATTERS" and "PUBLIC SPACES AREN'T BACKDROPS."

The commotion draws attention. Some INFLUENCERS lower their phones to watch.

Felix steps forward, holds up his camera, and says nothing. The influencers gasp and start taking pictures anyway.

Felix holds up Ansel's photographs of historical moments at City Hall. The influencers crowd around, phones out, capturing images of the black and white photos.

But the influencers are mesmerized by the historical images.

But the influencers are taking pictures of Ansel's photos, genuinely interested. Trevor sees his influence slipping away.

Trevor climbs onto a bench and raises his selfie stick high.

He extends his selfie stick to ridiculous heights, reaching toward the dome. It touches an electrical fixture and sparks fly.

The selfie stick falls through the space where Felix stood. Felix is already gone. The stick clatters on empty marble.

All the influencers capture the moment on their phones. #WhereDidFelixGo trends even higher.

A news crew is now on scene. A REPORTER stands in front of the camera while influencers continue taking photos in the background.

Miles, Scott, and Ansel are being interviewed while Trevor fumes in the background.

In the background, TIFFANY GLAMOUR pushes her way forward.

Mayor McDome rushes in with a PR team.

The argument is interrupted as FELIX walks in from a broom closet that has no door on this side. The crowd gasps. He holds up his phone.

Ansel steps forward with his camera and takes a simple, powerful black and white photo of Felix standing in a shaft of light from the dome.

Some of the INFLUENCERS look thoughtful, lowering their phones.

GREG bursts in wearing a tinfoil hat and holding his crystal-covered camera.

The influencers look up at the dome with new respect.

Greg aims his crystal camera at the dome and presses the shutter. A beam of light shoots down, striking Mayor McDome and revealing, in a flash of light, all the cash she's been collecting from influencers stuffed in her pockets.

The GHOST OF HARVEY MILK appears, visible to everyone.

The rotunda is now hosting a photography exhibition. Ansel's historical photos are displayed alongside more recent images taken by Miles and Scott. Visitors - both regular people and reformed influencers - admire the work.

Ansel approaches, looking pleased.

Tiffany Glamour approaches them, her style now more subdued. She's carrying a real camera instead of just a phone.

She shows them her camera roll - genuine candid photos of people at City Hall, much improved from her previous selfies.

Across the room, Trevor is setting up a booth with a sign reading "AUTHENTIC SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING - LEARN TO BE GENUINELY FAKE!"

MAYOR McDOME, now under investigation but still in office, approaches with a forced smile.

Permit Principal approaches with a group of STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Greg bursts in, his crystal camera now with even more crystals and blinking lights attached.

Greg aims his camera at the ceiling and takes a photo. The flash is blindingly bright.

When the flash fades, a previously invisible inscription can be seen on the dome: "PHOTOGRAPHY IS TRUTH - 1906"

As they talk, a large piece of the dome decoration, loosened by Greg's flash, breaks free and falls directly toward Felix.

The debris hits the steps where Felix stood. Dust blooms. Everyone gasps. Felix is gone. His camera rests on the marble, already showing one frame of the falling decoration midair.

Tiffany instinctively raises her camera and takes a photo - but then lowers it respectfully.

Miles, Scott, and Ansel stand on the steps watching the sunset reflect off the dome.

Trevor joins them, his "AUTHENTIC SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING" booth packed up.

Felix joins them from behind a news van, already reviewing a photograph.

The others groan as they walk down the steps, City Hall's dome glowing golden in the sunset behind them.