ampaign was systematic. Little comments in class about my "limited

bition and her father's approval of

'd say, avoiding my gaze. "Your ending

he saw Julian as the better prospect, both personally and

imed 'Desert Bloom', my thesis, the script I'd bled over for months,

e disbelief. How could I

y moment. 'Desert Bloom' was the centerpiece o

studio was a major sponsor of the event, their logo ever

ce trembling just enough to sound sincere, "t

licker of something unreadable

. Miller is presenting, was, in fact, a colla

through th

nued, her voice gaining strength, "and we believe he

her, nodded sadly, the p

ioned my script, looked stu

e righteousness, "cannot condone plagiarism. We are withdrawing our

ng filmmaker. My career in Hollywood was over before it

case, leaving 'Desert Blo