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Scene 1: Opening – Setting (1950s NYC) [Lights dim. Optional jazz music plays softly.] Narrator (slow, dramatic): Silvergate City. 1950s New York. A place full of bright lights… and dark secrets. In this city, money talks—and lies talk louder. [Marcus stands under a spotlight.] Marcus (serious): My name's Marcus Kane. I used to play things straight. Now? I bend the rules… for the right price. Scene 2: Elena Introduces the Conflict [Elena walks in confidently.] Elena (smooth): You’re Kane, right