EPISODE 14
Arc II: The Rise
Draft
The Trap
Reign sets a trap for Vance. He walks right in.
Script
Beat Sheet
Production Notes
**FADE IN:** **INT. REIGN’S COMMAND CENTER - DAY** Reign watches a bank of monitors. One by one, her assets are going dark. TECH Our accounts are frozen! A federal order. Another screen flashes red. TECH 2 Our main shipment was just seized at the port! Customs raid! Damien is using his government authority to systematically dismantle her empire from the outside in. He’s choking her out. Her phone rings. It’s Det. Vance. VANCE (V.O.) Heard you were having a bad day. Damien sends his regards. He says he’s enjoying his new attack dog. Reign realizes Vance has allied himself with Damien, feeding him inside information, accelerating her demise. She’s cornered, her resources dwindling, her kingdom crumbling. A text message appears on her main screen. It’s from Damien. > **TEXT MESSAGE:** > Last chance. Give me the key. Reign looks at a monitor showing a hidden camera feed from the safe house. Jonathan is pacing like a caged animal. She is faced with an impossible choice. **SMASH CUT TO BLACK.** **ON SCREEN TEXT: SACRIFICE THE KING OR LOSE THE KINGDOM?** **END OF EPISODE 14**