STAN STEVENS: To prove our dedication to this revolutionary cause, we’re prepared to block traffic in Harvard Square and annoy the hell out of some motorists who have absolutely nothing to do with Harvard. Take that!

[Raucous cheers from PSLM.]

MALEVOLENT: (recoiling in shock) Egad! The horror! The horror!

[Meeting ends in chaos as Malevolent disappears into a cloud of fire and brimstone.]

Part II

Feb. 27, 2002 (after civil disobedience)

EXPLOITED: (with newfound confidence) Please, sir, may I have some more?

STEVENS: Better give it to him, Malevolent. You’ve seen what happens when you ignore the demands of social justice: we take it out on innocent commuters!

MALEVOLENT: (contritely) It was awful, simply awful.

STEVENS: And there’s more where that came from. If you don’t start paying whatever suits our whim, we’ll take civil disobedience to the next level: blocking little old ladies from crossing the street!

MALEVOLENT: No...anything but that...

STEVENS: Yes indeed. The Cambridge Police have said they’re happy to arrest us any time, provided my agent books it with them at least 24 hours in advance.

[MALEVOLENT’s cell phone rings.]