⚡ CONTINUATION — immediate emotional fallout.
FATHER stands frozen, staring at his daughter in shock.
FATHER (low voice):
“What did you give her…”
ELEGANT WOMAN steps back slightly, losing control.
ELEGANT WOMAN:
“It’s nothing… she needed it…”
SCRUFFY BOY:
“She cries every night after it.”
⚡ flash-like memory cuts — the girl drinking from a bottle, crying alone in a luxury bedroom.
The father’s face slowly breaks.
FATHER:
“Why would you lie to me…”
The little girl steps forward, shaking.
LITTLE GIRL (crying):
“She said if I told you… you’d stop loving her…”
⚡ final twist moment — silence drops.
The elegant woman turns to leave.
FATHER (cold, realizing truth):
“Stop.”
⚡ FINAL SHOT — the father takes a step forward toward the woman.
CUT TO BLACK before confrontation.
