Episode 8: "Exposure and Exposé"

MILES, SCOTT, FELIX, and TREVOR are setting up photography equipment in the back of a crowded press room. MAYOR McDOME is at a podium, flanked by several TECH EXECUTIVES in expensive suits. NEWS REPORTERS fill the front rows.

MAYOR McDOME taps the microphone.

The boys start taking photos as the press conference begins.

Felix, trying to get better angles, moves closer to the podium area. Through his telephoto lens, he notices something odd happening behind the podium.

Felix shows the other boys his camera screen. In the background of the shot, TECH EXECUTIVE 2 is clearly handing Mayor McDome an envelope stuffed with cash.

BENNY suddenly appears behind them, carrying equipment.

Several people turn to look at them. Mayor McDome notices the commotion and looks nervous.

The press conference ends abruptly. As people file out, the boys huddle around Felix's camera.

A SECURITY GUARD approaches them menacingly.

The boys quickly pack up their equipment and run out of the building.

The boys are huddled around Scott's laptop, looking at the incriminating photos. The images clearly show money changing hands between tech executives and Mayor McDome.

GREG bursts into the basement, carrying a camera covered in circuit boards and blinking lights.

Greg points his camera at the laptop screen. It immediately starts beeping frantically.

PERMIT PRINCIPAL suddenly appears in the basement doorway.

The GHOST OF DIANE FEINSTEIN materializes in the corner of the basement.

Felix is taking additional photos of the ghost when his flash suddenly malfunctions, creating a blinding strobe effect.

The malfunctioning flash attracts the attention of people outside. Through the window, they can see BLACK SUVS pulling up to the house.

The boys sneak out the back door as TECH COMPANY SECURITY PERSONNEL surround the house. They're all carrying advanced surveillance equipment.

Several security guards spot them and give chase. The boys run toward City Hall.

The boys burst into City Hall, out of breath. MAYOR McDOME is in the rotunda, pacing nervously and talking on her phone.

She notices the boys and hangs up quickly.

TECH EXECUTIVE 1 emerges from behind a pillar, having been eavesdropping.

PERMIT PRINCIPAL appears, having followed them to City Hall.

While the adults argue, Felix sneaks away to take more photos of the bribery negotiation happening right in front of them.

Suddenly, a TECH COMPANY SECURITY TEAM bursts into the rotunda, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear.

Felix, still taking photos, gets too close to the security team. One of them notices him.

The security guard tackles Felix, and in the struggle, Felix's camera goes flying. It crashes into a marble pillar and explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere.

A spray of camera shrapnel fills the space where Felix was standing. When it clears, he is gone.

BENNY, who has been hiding behind a pillar, accidentally knocks over a display case containing historical documents.

The scattered documents include decades of corruption records, bribery receipts, and scandal photos.

The rotunda is in chaos. Security guards are trying to collect documents, politicians are arguing, and the boys are caught in the middle. Felix walks out of a side corridor that should not connect here, slightly damp, holding up his camera.

GREG appears, his scandal-detection camera now glowing and smoking.

Greg's camera explodes, showering everyone in sparks and revealing even more hidden documents that were apparently stored in the walls.

Scott grabs as many documents as he can and runs toward the exit. Miles follows him.

The security team chases Scott and Miles. Felix and Trevor are left behind with all the adults.

Felix starts taking photos of everyone present, creating evidence of the cover-up attempt. A security guard tries to stop him.

Multiple security guards tackle Felix. In the struggle, he's pushed toward the rotunda's edge and falls over the railing.

Felix ducks behind a marble statue of a corrupt historical figure as it topples. Dust rises. When it settles, Felix is gone. The statue lies intact.

Scott and Miles burst out of the building, carrying armfuls of incriminating documents. They're being chased by security guards.

A NEWS VAN pulls up beside them. The side door opens to reveal a FEMALE REPORTER.

Scott and Miles jump into the van just as the security guards reach them.

Scott and Miles are sitting with the REPORTER as she presents their evidence on the evening news. The photos and documents are displayed on screen.

The incriminating photos are shown on screen, clearly depicting the bribery.

Trevor is still in the rotunda with the adults, all watching the news broadcast on a large screen. Felix is back, somehow clear of the statue, holding up a photo of the bribes mid-exchange.

The FBI suddenly storms into the rotunda.

The boys are packing up their equipment as news crews film the arrests. Mayor McDome and several tech executives are being led away in handcuffs.

The INTERIM MAYOR approaches them - it's Permit Principal, now wearing a mayoral sash.

Greg appears with yet another modified camera.

Greg's camera immediately starts beeping and pointing at a HOT DOG VENDOR who is clearly shortchanging customers.

Felix is looking at a newspaper with the headline "CITY HALL CORRUPTION EXPOSED BY FOURTH GRADE PHOTOGRAPHERS." There's a photo of all four boys on the front page.

Felix's phone rings. It's Scott.

Felix turns on the TV to see a news report about corruption in the Parks Department, featuring a photo of bribes being exchanged in front of a statue... the same statue Felix vanished behind earlier.