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Marconi: Did you just interrupt me mid-sentence kid.

Alanzo: Sorry Boss.
Marconi: Why? Why would it be different?

Alanzo: Boss, cause this time Stefan is after him.
Marconi: Who’s Tiffin?

Alanzo: No Boss, Stefan!

Marconi: (Takes two seconds to think) That scrawny little kid? You think he can take over
Santiago?

Alanzo: With all due respect boss, that scrawny little kid is the best man you’ve got.
Ferdinando: Hate to agree with him but he is right, boss.

Waiter walks in and puts 5 different star-shaped metal pieces on the table next to Marconi.

Leonardo: Master, the new police recruits came in to pay tribute. They tore their batches off
their sleeves.

Marconi looks up to the bar. 5 men in police uniforms bow their beer to Marconi. Marconi
shrugs lightly like they don’t even exist. No one is surprised.

Leonardo (CONTD.): So the 62 Dalmore as usual sir?
Marconi: Nah, I’m feeling heavy today.

Leonardo: I’ll get our best whiskey master. Leonardo rushes towards the bar.

Marconi: (Pointing towards Ferdinando) What were you saying?
Ferdinando: Boss, Stefan is indeed our best man, he may be young but his life has been very

difficult which has sculpted him to be the man he is today.
Alanzo: Yeah boss, his dad used to abuse him since he was seven.

Ferdinando: His father was indeed an evil man.

Alanzo: His dad gave him a scar on his neck just because he could.
Ferdinando: Although he uses that scar as his signature now on his victims.

Marconi: What do you mean?
Glass shatters all across the table as the window beside them breaks into pieces. Before they

could wrap their heads across what had happened, a body slams onto the center of the table.

It’s a man with his back facing the ceiling.
Marconi: (Loudly) Who in the world is that?

Ferdinando reaches out and turns the body. It is Santiago’s body
with an arrow-shaped scar carved into his neck.

(BLACKOUT)
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