The Basement Talks

A man walks into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Brookline and opens fire. Pro-life activists work to uncover the identity of the shooter.

The man is captured and the trial descends into a media circus. The facts of the case are quickly abandoned as activists jockey for publicity.

What were the shooter’s motives? His writings show a man lost in conspiracy theories. Was this even about abortion?

The prosecution seeks the highest penalty. The jury takes two days to come to an agreement. Finally, the verdict is announced.

The Abortion Talks take a turn. Operation Rescue, a militant anti-abortion group, threatens violence to anyone who participates in the dialogue.

The activists make a splash, but it is quickly overshadowed by a new tragedy. They meet again in a post-Roe world.