Scene 1 – Signals of Unease
The clock had just passed one after midnight. Silence wrapped around the villa like a heavy cloak of mystery.
At the inner door leading to the main hall, a group of bodyguards stood in a tense line — their faces tight, their eyes restless.
One of them spoke in a low, wary voice, his gaze fixed on the closed door:
> “Ahmed’s been inside too long… What’s going on in there?”
His colleague replied, trying to break the tension:
> “I’ll send him a signal now.”
He reached for the walkie-talkie clipped to his shoulder, pressed the button, and spoke in a firm, official tone:
> “Ahmed, do you copy? What’s happening inside? Respond immediately.”
No reply came.
The guards exchanged uneasy glances as tension crept across their faces.
The man tried again,
