Mother's Promise
267 Words
Mother's Promise
Rose Confronts Victoria
(Rose storms into Victoria's safe house, holding the newspaper clipping.)
Rose: Tell me the truth! Was my father really an enemy agent?
Victoria: Yes.
Rose: Why didn't you tell me all these years?
Victoria: Because I wanted you to grow up without carrying the weight of his crimes.
Rose: You let me hate you.
Victoria: If your hatred meant you were safe... I was willing to live with it.
Rose's eyes fill with tears.
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Emily Learns the Truth
Emily: Grandma... are you really a secret agent?
Victoria: I was.
Emily: Then you're my hero.
Victoria hugs Emily tightly.
Victoria: And you're the reason I never gave up.
Rose watches quietly, seeing a side of her mother she has never known.
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Enemy Headquarters
The mysterious leader removes his hood.
His name is General Viktor Kane, the former commander of the enemy spy organization that Victoria helped destroy years ago.
Kane: Victoria took everything from me.
Now I'll take everything from her.
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The Kidnapping
As Rose leaves her office, several armed men surround Emily's school bus.
The driver is forced to stop.
Emily is kidnapped.
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The Phone Call
Rose's phone rings.
Kane: If you ever want to see your daughter alive again... bring Victoria to the old military harbor at midnight.
No police.
No government.
Come alone.
The call ends.
Rose looks at Victoria in fear.
Rose: They have Emily...
Victoria's face hardens with determination.
Victoria: Then we're bringing her home.
She opens a hidden weapons locker and reaches for her old tactical gear.
Victoria: This ends tonight.
FADE OUT.
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