INT. INTERROGATION ROOM – Afternoon
Arco sits across from DETECTIVE IKKAR.
The room is quiet except for the faint hum of the overhead light.
Arco exhales slowly.
ARCO
This is what happened last night.
The room slowly fades into a memory.
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FLASHBACK – INT. BAR / CLUB – NIGHT
Music plays loudly. The five friends sit around a table with drinks.
DRAMMY stands up with a wide grin.
DRAMMY
Hey guys! We should celebrate. I just got a new promotion in the sales industry!
The others cheer and raise their glasses.
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INT. INTERROGATION ROOM – Afternoon (PRESENT)
BANG! BANG!
Detective Ikkar knocks sharply on the table.
IKKAR
Hey. Just tell me the story. I don't need every detail about the night. I just need to know how the night went.
Arco nods, regaining focus.
ARCO
Right… sorry.
He continues.
ARCO (CONT'D)
So… we were back at the club.
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FLASHBACK – INT. CLUB – LATER
The group drinks and laughs.
Suddenly—
RING. RING.
LILO'S phone rings.
He glances at the screen, stands up, and walks away to answer it.
At the table, Jim leans toward Drammy.
JIM
So Drammy, where exactly is this job?
Drammy hesitates slightly.
DRAMMY
I… uh… a friend recommended it to me. I just got lucky, I guess.
Arco watches but shrugs it off, taking another drink.
Time passes.
More drinks. More laughter.
Eventually Lilo returns to the table.
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FLASHBACK – EXT. CLUB – LATER THAT NIGHT
The group exits the club together.
Drammy is clearly drunk, barely standing.
RILLO and LILO support him on each side.
RILLO
Bye guys. We'll take Drammy home. We live in the same direction.
Arco and Jim nod.
They wave goodbye as Rillo and Lilo walk off with Drammy.
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INT. INTERROGATION ROOM – Afternoon (PRESENT)
Arco finishes speaking.
Detective Ikkar writes in his notebook, thinking.
IKKAR
Alright… so Rillo and Lilo were the last ones to see Drammy alive.
He flips the page of his notes.
IKKAR (CONT'D)
Do you have any idea who gave Drammy this "job"?
Arco's expression suddenly hardens.
He clenches his fist.
ARCO
Hey. My friend was an honest guy.
Arco leans forward slightly.
ARCO (CONT'D)
Don't you dare suggest he was lying.
Detective Ikkar studies him carefully.
The tension in the room rises.
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TO BE CONTINUED…