INT. MAIN CHARACTER’S ROOM Our main character JOHN is getting dressed. After putting a shirt on he grabs a handgun and stuffs it in the back of his pants before concealing it with his coat. INT. DARK BASEMENT Five men sit around a table playing poker. A few of them are smoking while others have drinks in hand. Only two are still in the game, JOHN and another man. The turn has revealed a five of diamonds, a king of hearts, a king of spades, and a nine of hearts. The pot is at five hundred dollars. The dealer turns over the final card, an ace of clubs. The man pus hes all his chi ps in. MAN #1 All in. Five hundred. JOHN stares at his opponent profusely. He then raises his hand up to face level. He has an ace. Without breaking his stare, he reveals his hand to his opponent with a flick of his fingers. The man glances at the two cards in front of him for a second. An ace and a two. He quickly returns JOHN’s gaze. The table is completely silent, with everyone putting their drinks and cigarettes down to watch the action unfold. The two men stare at each other in absolute silence. JOHN, still holding his cards up, is scanning his opponents eyes looking for a sign. Finally it comes in the form of an ever so slight twitch. JOHN slams his cards down on the table and calls the man’s raise. CUT TO: EXT. POKER HOUSE ALLEY - NIGHT JOHN is holding a big wad of cash and counting it. He then stuffs it in his coat pocket and walks down the dark alley wit h a smi rk. Suddenly two shadows step outside the building. Man #1 and his friend. They look at each other in agreement for a second. The friend pulls out brass knuckles and puts them on. They then pace in pursuit of JOHN.