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One continuous shot, no cuts, 15 seconds. Small kitchen, evening. HARDCODED POSITIONS AND CAMERA: — CAMERA is placed at the far end of the kitchen near the table, facing toward the doorway. — The WOMAN in black (dark hair, barefoot) stands LEFT side, at the kitchen counter, holding a mug. — The YOUNGER MAN in the dark t-shirt (stubble, brown hair) sits RIGHT side, at the small table, holding a beer. — The SILVER-HAIRED MAN in the dark overcoat (tall, thin, older) stands FAR CENTER in the open doorway with fog and headlights behind him. — The silver-haired man will walk FROM the doorway TOWARD camera, ending up SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CAMERA, not behind it. He remains visible in frame at all times. Seconds 1-3: the silver-haired man steps out of the doorway and walks forward into the kitchen between the woman on the left and the seated man on the right. He walks slowly, each step deliberate on the tile floor. As he walks he looks around the kitchen, taking it in. THE SILVER-HAIRED MAN speaks as he walks, his voice calm, measured, performing warmth: "I was just passing through. Thought I'd see how you're settling in." Camera holds wide, watching him approach. Seconds 4-6: the silver-haired man passes between the woman and the seated man, trailing his fingers across the table as he passes. He stops walking and stands in the right-foreground of the frame, slightly right of camera, now closest to camera. He turns back toward the woman on the left. THE SILVER-HAIRED MAN looks directly at the woman and says with his smile thinning: "I see you've made a friend." DRAMATIC: camera drops to low angle looking up at the silver-haired man towering in the right-foreground, the woman visible behind him on the left, the seated man behind him on the right. Camera begins a slow orbit. Seconds 7-9: camera orbits showing the silver-haired man in foreground with both the woman and seated man visible behind him. THE SILVER-HAIRED MAN turns his head from the woman toward the seated man and says, voice dropping cold: "Whatever this is between you two — it needs to stop. Tonight." DRAMATIC: camera rises smoothly from low angle back to eye level as he finishes. The silver-haired man now stands in the right-foreground facing the couple in the background. Seconds 10-12: the younger man on the right shoves his chair back with a scrape and stands. He looks directly at the silver-haired man standing in the right-foreground. THE YOUNGER MAN says, low, steady, jaw locked: "Then you better explain why. Because I'm not going anywhere." He squares his shoulders. His hands are at his sides. Seconds 13-15: the woman moves from the left counter. She walks across the kitchen and stops beside the younger man on the right. She places her hand flat on his chest — looking at him for one beat. Then she turns her head and body to the RIGHT to face the silver-haired man who stands in the right-foreground. She looks at him at an angle — not into camera but PAST camera toward the right where the silver-haired man stands. THE WOMAN says, sharp, controlled, looking directly at the silver-haired man's face: "Say what you came to say. Or get out of my house." DRAMATIC: camera pushes in on her face from the side, capturing her eyes aimed right toward the silver-haired man. The younger man's hand rises onto her shoulder from behind. Silence. The bulb flickers. Hold on her face looking right toward the silver-haired man. Nobody moves. AUDIO: leather shoes on tile, deliberate steps. Mug set on counter. Fingers trailing on table. Chair scraping as the younger man stands. Bare feet crossing tile. Palm on shirt fabric. Wind and fog through the open doorway. Car engine ticking. Bulb buzzing. Breathing in the final silence. No music. Diegetic only.