Show Me a Hero | Season 1 | Episode 3

Show Me a Hero

TV-MA | 58 MIN

Teleplay by William F. Zorzi
Story by William F. Zorzi & David Simon

Directed by Paul Haggis

Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officials finally begin to plan to build the new townhomes. But even as they do, the political costs to Wasicsko become apparent.

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'Part 1.' Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost?

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'Part 2.' All hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge weary of further delay.

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'Part 3.' Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote.

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'Part 4.' A new mayor pledges to oppose the housing, even though it is never quite clear what he might be able to do in that regard.

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'Part 5.' Wasicsko plans his political comeback, while the residents for the new townhouses are screened and chosen.

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'Part 6.' A comprehensive orientation process awaits the incoming residents, and many have second thoughts.