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INT.apartment - Friday afternoon

The apartment building is run down. The hall is ill kept. The paint is peeling. Its not an inviting place. In contrast, the apartment itself is warm and colorful and well-kept. Someone takes good care of it. There are a lot of Native American accents in it, but not a lot of personal items. There is an obvious lack of personal photos, but everything else about it is highly personalized.The mail gets shoved through the letterbox in the door. A moment later a single letter is pushed through as well.

Int.apartment - Friday evening

MELANIE, fresh out of the shower, comes out dressed for work. She is hurriedly combing her hair. She picks up the mail and looks it over at the counter. She notices the letter. Its addressed to BRIAN CAMERON. Its at her address, but it hasn't been sent through the mail. She looks at her watch. She's late. She finished combing her hair quickly and stepped into her shoes. She grabs her coat from a hook and leaves.

INT.Hotel bar - Friday evening

MELANIE is working hard. She's making drinks with flair and talking to customers with a bright smile on her face. BRIAN approaches the bar.

MELANIE

What can I get you?

brian

Martini, please.

MELANIE

(starting to make the drink)

Excellent choice.

BRIAN

Why?

MELANIE

It means you know what's good and what's not.

BRIAN

Does it?

MELANIE

Yep. Every drink says something about a person. You have your stereotypical cosmos, usually little girls looking for a good time with someone not their boyfriend. You have rum and cokes who just don't that there's anything else to drink. Anyone who orders a bloody mary is over the age of fifty and wine drinkers are rich, but with no sense of style. And martini drinkers have discovered that it is truly the only drink worth the outrageous prices we charge.

BRIAN

I'll remember that. Thanks.

MELANIE

So, what are you here for? Business or pleasure?

BRIAN

Business. I'm meeting a client.

MELANIE

Well, if you need anything, just ask for Melanie.

BRIAN

(downs the martini)

How about a shot of vodka?

MELANIE

(pouring)

Go easy, now. I have a lot of keys on my chain already. I don't want to add yours to the collection.

BRIAN

(downs the drink)

Don't worry. I'm done. Thanks for the conversation.

MELANIE

And the drinks.

BRIAN

Those, too.

int.hallway - evening

BRIAN walks down the hallway past a maid. He steals her access card right out from under her nose. He stops in front of room 235. He puts the card in the slot. He pulls a gun from his jacket. He screws the silencer on.

BRIAN

(knocks)

Room service.

There's no answer. He goes in, pointing the gun, but he stops just inside the door. From the hallway, we see a bright light inside the room.