EPISODE 16
Arc II: The Rise
Draft
The Wire
Miller goes undercover with a wire. Everything goes wrong.
Script
Beat Sheet
Production Notes
**FADE IN:** **INT. ART GALLERY - NIGHT** One year later. A stunning, modern art gallery is packed with Atlanta’s elite. Reign, in a breathtaking gown, and Jonathan, looking sharp and confident, are the hosts. They are a legitimate power couple. A vibrant, abstract painting is unveiled. The crowd applauds. Later, a quiet, unassuming man approaches Reign. BUYER I’ll take it. The main piece. REIGN Of course. Our finance manager will handle the wire transfer. **INT. GALLERY OFFICE - LATER** Jonathan is reviewing the night’s sales. He sees the record-breaking sale of the main painting. He looks at the buyer’s details: an offshore shell corporation based in the Cayman Islands. He recognizes the name. It’s one of the first shell companies Reign ever set up. He walks out of the office and sees Reign across the crowded room, laughing with a city councilman. She is washing her money through her own gallery, right under his nose. He looks at her, a flicker of the old fear, the old doubt, in his eyes. JONATHAN (to himself) Is this what clean looks like? **SMASH CUT TO BLACK.** **ON SCREEN TEXT: YOU CAN TAKE THE QUEEN OUT OF THE GAME...** **END OF EPISODE 16**