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Marcus Webb's cramped dressing room—mirrored walls reflect velvet curtains and scattered playing cards. Eleanor Vance stands by Marcus's makeup table, papers spread across the cluttered surface, fountain pen in hand.
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Marcus Webb's cramped dressing room—mirrored walls reflect velvet curtains and scattered playing cards. Eleanor Vance stands by Marcus's makeup table, papers spread across the cluttered surface, fountain pen in hand.
Eleanor adjusts her spectacles, leaning over the papers on Marcus's table. Her finger traces a timeline connecting names and dates. Marcus stands behind her, arms crossed, his gold signet ring catching the light.
Eleanor's face, spectacles reflecting the timeline. Her jaw is set, eyes narrowed with focused intensity. The fountain pen is poised mid-air like a weapon.
Marcus's hand frozen mid-motion, gold signet ring catching light. His fingers hover above the ring, no longer polishing—suspended in recognition.
Marcus turns away from Eleanor, his hand now gripping the edge of his makeup table. His reflection fragments across three angled mirrors, showing different expressions of guilt and recognition.
Flashback panel—a younger Marcus's hands passing leather-bound notebooks to Sterling's assistant in shadowy office lighting. The notebooks are embossed with Marcus's initials.
Marcus and Eleanor seated on opposite ends of Marcus's vanity. Behind them, photos on the wall now arranged in a pattern—three performer deaths connected to Titan Studios timeline.
Marcus's hand, frozen mid-reach toward a photograph of a trapeze accident. His knuckles are white. His eyes show the realization hitting him.
Marcus's gold signet ring spinning on the vanity. In the reflection, it shows Sterling's face. The room tilts, showing chaos in Marcus's mind.
Marcus and Eleanor standing together now. Eleanor hands him a thin manila folder. Marcus opens it to reveal timeline of Titan's acquisitions—each death matching a studio head who refused to sell.
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