A brown-hair woman in a 60s mustard yellow mod dress looks over her shoulder worried as the rest of the cast stand together below looking away from each other. The title reads: ESTHER SNOW: THE HARD GOODBYE
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The brown-hair woman (ESTHER) wakes up before the crack of dawn in her modest apartment. She takes a shower, eats breakfast, and watches the news before heading out the door.

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Esther clocks into her secretary job. She is greeted by her boss, a handsome yet cocky secret service spy (DAMIEN). Damien informs Esther she has to do errands around the office. He requests she reports back to him when she's done.

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In a cutaway view of the building, Esther runs from floor to floor fulfilling different tasks on her to-do list.

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After finishing her errands, Esther is called into Damien's office. The room is covered in dark wood with liquor and nude statues displayed on a shelf. Damien, flopped on a couch looking distressed, asks Esther to sit down.

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Damien reminds Esther that she was supposed to report back to him when she was finished. Esther laughs off the request and Damien's demeanor shifts. He insists Esther's whereabouts are his business. A voice detached from the scene asks if he's joking.

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Esther walks down the park with a tall skinny man wearing a bright red suit (VICTOR). She laughs off the entire event, but Victor is less pleased with how Damien has been treating Esther. The two pick a spot in the grass to have lunch.

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After some light banter and a pause, Esther asks Victor about his day. Victor talks about his boring fare as an information broker. Esther feels like it still is leagues better than her day. Victor invites Esther to go out after work. She accepts.

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Victor reveals that he will only do so if Esther tells her boss about Damien. Esther is reluctant to do so, but Victor reassures her that she has nothing to lose. The two finish lunch and head back to their jobs.

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Back at the office, Esther's boss greets her at her desk. Esther asks to meet with her after work. The stern yet elegant woman in her mid-60s agrees. Day turns to night, and Esther knocks on her boss's door.

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The room is long and narrow, with the boss sitting at the very back. She asks Esther to sit down. She reveals that Damien was already in earlier to discuss Esther. Esther's boss yells at Esther for purposely avoiding him. Esther sinks in her seat.

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Suddenly Esther jumps up and screams at her boss for putting all of this pressure onto her. She also points out her boss's obvious nepotism towards Damien insulting both of them in the process.

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Shaken and furious, Esther's boss kicks her out of her office. Meanwhile, Victor reads a comic in the front seat of his car parked next to the office entrance.

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Esther returns to her desk defeated and puts on her coat. Damien emerges from his office holding Esther's purse. He tells her he's been holding onto it so it wouldn't get stolen. Esther reaches out for it.

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The colors boldly shift to bright red, light green, and black as Damien grabs Esther's wrist. He pins her down to the desk. Esther pushes Damien away and his gun falls to the floor.

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Esther attempts to run away from Damien, but he grabs her by the collar and pulls her back. Damien stands over Esther as she sits helplessly on the ground in fear. Her eyes meet his and then look to the left. The gun is on the ground...

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