PANEL ONE
We are in a lavish hotel room. Velvet Templeton is attaching a silencer to her handgun. In the background a slightly overweight man is seated smugly on the couch, cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth, seemingly unperturbed by Velvet's presence, or the gun. He's dressed in a suit, the jacket draped over the couch's arm. His name is Paul Lambert (new character, no reference).
PANEL TWO
Silencer attached, the gun is now turned on Lambert. Velvet's reciprocating Lambert's smug smile.
We are in a lavish hotel room. Velvet Templeton is attaching a silencer to her handgun. In the background a slightly overweight man is seated smugly on the couch, cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth, seemingly unperturbed by Velvet's presence, or the gun. He's dressed in a suit, the jacket draped over the couch's arm. His name is Paul Lambert (new character, no reference).
CAPTION
London, 1948
LAMBERT
The Service is in disarray.
Sending a woman to do a man's job.
PANEL TWO
Silencer attached, the gun is now turned on Lambert. Velvet's reciprocating Lambert's smug smile.
VELVET
Oh, I don't work for Military Intelligence.
PANEL THREE
Lambert rolls his eyes, the weapon still aimed at his head.
LAMBERT
Be a dear and put the gun down.
You don't know what you're doing.
The future you're staring at if you pull that trigger.
PANEL FOUR
On Velvet - no response.
PANEL FIVE
Lambert locks eyes with her, trying to talk his way out of this.
LAMBERT
Ask yourself if you're prepared for what comes next.
The first one is easy. But then there's the second. A third. More.
Are you honestly prepared for the long line of dead men who will haunt
your dreams?
PANEL SIX
On Velvet as she squeezes the trigger
SFX
SPUT!
VELVET
We'll see.
Cold and well paced. Great work Sime. You effectively use Lambert as a sacrificial lamb to show character and development in just one page. Awesome stuff.
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