While scouting his latest mark in a small town coffee shop, a hitman engages in four seemingly random conversations as he contemplates a life-or-death decision.
Paul is a man of many secrets; an interrogative hitman nearing the end of his career. A...
We open on a little coffee shop in a strip mall. A charming little hole-in-the-wall with a few outdoor, pub-style tables and chairs out front. It looks to be artsy but not ultra-hipster. The decal on the window reads: "Café 160".
A MAN and a LADY with a small dog cross paths then exit the scene. The sound of a ROUGH ENGINE fades up in the background and gets louder as it approaches.
We pull back and the engine enters the scene revealing an old, beat up, orange Gremlin. The classic clunker pulls into the parking spot right in front of us and comes to a stop, the engine turns off. The license plate reads: "LOVE".
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A woman and a young girl sit in the car for a beat. The sounds of a professional barista at work start to fade up, with all the hissing, bubbling, clanking and foaming that goes along with making a good cup of coffee.
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INT. COFFEE SHOP - MORNING
A silver prep cup is being steam-cleaned next to the espresso machine. The hiss is loud, obtrusive, but nostalgic and reminiscent of a classic local coffee house.
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The hissing sound of the steamer can be heard fading out in the background as a deep, wide, plain-white cup is walked across the floor. The hands that carry the cup are dried and cracked around the edges, strong looking, but feminine and neatly manicured.
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