EPISODE 05
Arc I: The Awakening
Draft
The Detective
Detective Miller puts Reign in a room. Neither leaves the same.
Script
Beat Sheet
Production Notes
**FADE IN:** **INT. PENTHOUSE - DAY** The elevator doors open. Jonathan walks in. He looks tired, stressed. And he’s not alone. A stunningly beautiful woman, CHLOE (20s), is on his arm. She looks around the penthouse with wide, possessive eyes. Reign emerges from the bedroom, her expression unreadable. JONATHAN Reign. This is Chloe. A... friend. She needed a place to stay for a few days. The tension is thick enough to cut with a knife. Chloe gives Reign a saccharine-sweet smile. CHLOE Your place is beautiful. Jonathan has told me so much about you. Reign’s phone buzzes in her pocket. She glances at it. It’s a text from her head of security. > **TEXT MESSAGE:** > ID on the girl. Chloe Sterling. Meech's half-sister. Reign’s eyes flicker up from the phone. She looks at Chloe, then at Jonathan’s oblivious face. The entire game has just been laid bare in front of her. She puts her phone away and returns Chloe’s smile with one of her own, warm and welcoming. REIGN It’s so good to finally meet you, Chloe. Welcome to our home. Jonathan looks relieved. Chloe looks momentarily thrown. Reign’s smile doesn’t reach her eyes. They are cold as stone. **SMASH CUT TO BLACK.** **ON SCREEN TEXT: KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE. AND YOUR ENEMIES IN YOUR GUEST ROOM.** **END OF EPISODE 5**