the chase
City News Headquarters – 9:00 AM]
(The bustling newsroom hums with phones ringing, keyboards clacking, reporters shouting across desks. At the center of the chaos sits Elena, 24, sharp eyes scanning three screens at once. Her fingers fly over the keyboard as she pieces together a story before the deadline.)
colleague
"Elena, how do you even do this? You’ve got sources in every corner of the city!"
(Fl)Elina
(without looking up) "Everyone has secrets. You just need to know where to listen."
(Her phone buzzes. It’s a message from Edward, her trusted tech friend.)
(FL TECH)Edward
"Got what you asked for—list of all unexplained killings in the past two years. Cross-checked with criminal syndicates. Guess what? All the victims were untouchable mobsters."
(Fl)Elina
"And I bet every last one of them deserved it. Send me the files."
(FL TECH)Edward
"Already in your inbox. Oh, and… that Night Baron name keeps popping up. No face. No ID. Like he’s a ghost."
(Fl)Elina
(smirking slightly) "Ghosts always leave traces. You just have to know how to find them."
(Her boss strides up behind her desk, slapping a folder onto her table.)
(FL BOSS)ARTHUR
"Elena, you’re officially on the Night Baron case. No excuses, no delays. This story will make or break us."
(Fl)Elina
"Understood. I’ll find him."
(FL BOSS)ARTHUR
"People have tried. People have disappeared."
(Fl)Elina
(meeting his gaze confidently) "Then I’ll be the one who doesn’t."
(She grabs her jacket, laptop, and leaves the building, determination in her every step. Cut to her private chat with Edward as she heads to her car.)
(Fl)Elina
"Edward, new mission. We’re going after the Night Baron. Deep dive. Every whisper, every shadow. I want to know who he really is."
(FL TECH)Edward
"This could get you killed, Elena."
(Fl)Elina
"Then we’re getting close."
(Scene ends with her car pulling into traffic. Meanwhile, far away, Leo watches a live feed from a hacked street camera, eyes narrowing as he sees her for the first time. He whispers softly to himself.)
(ML)Leo
"Reporter… if you’re smart, you’ll stop. If not… I’ll stop you."
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