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OPENING SHOT – DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN – NIGHT

Thunder cracks. Rain slicks the pavement outside a private rooftop lounge overlooking Wall Street. Flashing lights, paparazzi, and Bentleys surround the scene.

CUT TO:
A black SUV door swings open. Out steps ANTOINETTE—fur coat, lavender stilettos, black diamond necklace, and that calm-killer stare. She’s a queen, warrior, boss, and walking checkmate.

ANTOINETTE (V.O.)
“When you play with snakes, make sure you’re the one controlling the venom. Tonight? I’m the storm they weren’t ready for.”

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SCENE 1 – THE ROOFTOP – NIGHT

DJ playing smooth trap jazz. Celebrities, industry insiders, and power-hungry investors sipping Moët and chasing clout.

Antoinette steps into the room, heads turn. Her old-school gangsters—Uncle Ghost, Big Lou, and Remy—fall into place around her like a royal guard.

UNCLE GHOST
(eyeing the crowd)
“Place smell like desperation and fake dreams.”

BIG LOU
(grinning)
“I give it ten minutes before someone tries her.”

REMY
“Make it five.”

Cue entrance: CODY.
Suited up, smooth lawyer, face like he got folks out of ten federal charges. He walks over with a sly grin and a briefcase full of legal jargon and fake intentions.

CODY
“Toni… still breaking necks and cashing checks?”

ANTOINETTE
(sips champagne, unimpressed)
“Still talking slick and signing people’s souls away?”

CODY
(laughs)
“I come in peace. Thought maybe we could partner on your new film division. I know how to protect assets… and control contracts.”

ANTOINETTE
“Control?”
(pause)
“Cute.”

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SCENE 2 – ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN

Enter HUWART. Fine. Dangerous. Undercover millionaire. Wearing a black beanie, subtle Rolex, and eyes like he’s hiding bodies and Bitcoin passwords.

He clocks Antoinette. Smirks. Then clocks Cody. Smirk disappears.

HUWART
“Well damn. I didn’t realize this was a reunion… and an audition.”

ANTOINETTE
(to both)
“Gentlemen. Let’s talk business.”

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SCENE 3 – VIP SECTION – BEHIND RED CURTAINS

Private poker room vibe. Velvet chairs. Security at every entrance.

ANTOINETTE
“You both want in. Fine. Cody, you’ll handle legal. Huwart… you bring the funding.”

CODY
“Where’s the catch?”

HUWART
(suspicious)
“I don’t move money without seeing the books.”

ANTOINETTE
“Funny. I already read both of yours.”

She throws a file on the table—Dirt on Cody: past fraud, bribery, scandal.
Another file—Huwart’s real identity, linked to the unsolved 2012 Bank of Morocco Heist.

CODY
“What is this?”

ANTOINETTE
“This? This is my insurance. You thought you were recruiting me?”
(pauses, leans in)
“I was baiting you.”

HUWART
(clenched jaw)
“You set us up?”

ANTOINETTE
“No baby. I positioned myself. I’m the empire. You’re just leverage.”

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SCENE 4 – BACK ALLEY – LATER THAT NIGHT

Gunshots echo. Tires screech. Big Lou is dragging two briefcases full of money while Remy kicks a corrupt cameraman into a dumpster.

REMY
“You good, Queen?”

Antoinette steps out of the shadows, removes her fur, and grabs the briefcases.

ANTOINETTE
“They both thought they could outsmart me. Now I got their cash, their secrets, and their respect.”

UNCLE GHOST (lighting a cigar)
“You leaving ‘em broke or broken?”

ANTOINETTE
(smiling cold)
“Both.”

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FINAL SCENE – PRIVATE JET – WHEELS UP

Antoinette sips wine as the plane lifts off. She opens a new passport: alias: Queen Rose. A file folder reads: “RC Coin Global Expansion Plan.”

A phone buzzes.
TEXT: “Ready for our date in Dubai?” – TRUE LOVE UNKNOWN.

ANTOINETTE (V.O.)
“They came for my empire. I left with theirs. Welcome to Reality Love Chronicles.”

FADE OUT.
TO BE CONTINUED…