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One continuous shot, no cuts, 10 seconds. Camera starts on this wide three-shot then slowly pushes in toward Callum in the doorway, passing between Elena and Aidan, the kitchen narrowing around us. Seconds 1-3: Callum steps one foot inside, his hand leaving the door frame. His smile is polite, controlled. Elena lowers her mug slowly to the counter without looking away from him. Aidan shifts in his chair, his grip tightening on the beer bottle. The headlights behind Callum flicker as his car engine ticks. Camera begins a slow push forward toward the doorway. Seconds 4-7: camera pushes between Elena on our left and Aidan on our right — they slide out of focus on either side as the frame tightens on Callum. He speaks, warm and measured, his eyes moving from Elena to Aidan. His hand reaches out and touches the counter casually as he passes it — claiming the space. His smile thins. He looks at Elena when he says his line but the words are meant for Aidan. Camera keeps pushing in, now medium close-up on Callum. Seconds 8-10: Callum finishes speaking. The warmth drops from his face like a mask removed. His pale eyes shift slowly, deliberately, past camera toward Aidan behind us. One slow blink. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. The fog behind him drifts through the open door. The headlights hum. Silence holds for two full seconds. DIALOGUE: Callum, stepping in, warm: "I was just passing through. Thought I'd see how you're settling in." Pause, touching counter, eyes on Elena: "I see you've made a friend." His voice drops one shade cooler on "friend." Then silence — he lets it sit. AUDIO: his leather shoes on tile, one precise step. Elena's mug touching counter. Aidan's chair creaking. Car engine ticking outside. Coastal wind through the open door. His voice smooth and close with kitchen reverb. The silence after he speaks is thick and deliberate. No music. Diegetic only.