The sun was low over the horizon in a small town somewhere in rural Kansas...
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“Silence!” the mayor yelled as everyone piled in to the town hall. “How do you expect this meeting to begin if you all are making such a racket in here?”
A few murmurs were heard around the room as everyone began to quiet down.
“Thank you. Now, I’m sure you all know why we’re here. Our town has been invaded by some of the most despicable people ever to roam this good green Earth.”
“The Italian Mafia?” interjected someone near the back.
“NO! Don’t be silly. What we have,” the mayor stated, “are polygamists.”
Hushed whispers spread throughout the room as one member of the town got to his feet.
“No offense mayor,” he began, “but don’t you think we should be worrying about things a bit more serious than polygamists?”
“No. We have tradition to think about here. We can’t allow them to ruin marriage.”
“Mr. Mayor. You’re worried about the sanctity of marriage? We have homosexual and heterosexual relationships in this town. Why shouldn’t we allow polygamists?”
“Why are you questioning me? I'm the mayor. I know what's best for..." He suddenly cut off. "You.” the mayor replied with disgust, “you’re one of….them. Aren’t you?”
“No, Mr. Mayor, I’m just a…”
The townsperson cut off his sentence as the lights shut off. More confused whispers spread throughout the room. The lights then came on as suddenly as they shut off. Everything seemed normal until someone screamed.
Everyone looked towards the front of the room to see the mayor lying on the floor, bleeding. He motioned the town members forward and had one more thing to say before his death.
“Find. Those. Polygamists. Then you’ll find my murderer.”
He then slumped over, dead. His assistant stood up and addressed the town.
“The mayor has a point here about the polygamists. After all, he did just die, and he didn't really have any enemies before today. As a final thank you to him, let’s find these filthy polygamists and get rid of them. However we have to.”
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(bold are confirmed)