Scene 9.3: "When Fire Meets Fire"
Location: Monaco Casino — Inside VIP Room
Time: 8:45 AM
Mood: Calm, Stylish, But Burning Below
The camera tracks over Alia's high heels.
Casino's colorful lights, chips clinking, people talking — all background noise.
She steps into the VIP glass door room.
A long table.
A central light hanging from golden chains.
Slowly a figure appears in frame — Victor.
Seated in a corner, wearing black sunglasses, a small smile at his lips.
A whiskey glass in front. A chip tumbles beside the glass.
Low beat Russian tango instrumental plays in the background.
Alia stops.
No surprise in her eyes.
She seems to have expected this.
But accepting it like this takes a moment.
Victor slowly removes his glasses.
His eyes are clear blue like glass — but strangely calm.
> Victor:
"You're thinking I'm going to play again?"
> Alia (pulling a chair, sitting down):
"I'm thinking you never stopped."
A dealer approaches.
> "Blackjack or Poker, Madame?"
> Alia (not looking away):
"What's your boss playing?"
> Victor (twirling his glasses):
"I'm playing 'Mistake' —
And now we'll see who folds first."
The camera zooms out over the table.
Two players. One table.
Game in front, history beside.
Scene ends with two cards lying on the table:
One — Queen of Hearts
One — King of Spades
Background music: a woman's soft French voice sings:
> "Le feu reconnaît le feu..."
("Fire recognizes fire...")
Scene 9.4: "The Battle Begins"
Location: Monaco Casino — VIP Table
Time: 8:50 AM
Mood: Suppressed Tension, Olympic-level Poker Faces
The camera circles the table — focusing on Alia and Victor's hands.
The dealer shuffles cards. Some high-rollers have already gathered.
One whispers:
> "She's serious... That's Alia, right?"
Another whispers:
> "He's matching her. No one matches her…"
Alia calmly looks at the dealer.
Without looking at her cards, she places a bet.
> Alia:
"Five million."
A moment of silence in the room.
Victor smiles lightly and touches the cards on the table.
> Victor:
"Ten."
People gather around — the camera shifts to bodyguards, security, rich customers.
Some sip whiskey, some stream on their phones.
Background music shifts from low beat tango to cinematic suspense score.
The dealer begins the game — Blackjack or Poker (your choice).
Both silent — but their eyes play the game.
Close-ups:
Victor's finger with a ring,
Alia's slight lip twitch,
Tension on the cards.
A dealer whispers:
> "High-stakes table. Security, standby."
Scene cuts to black — cards yet to be flipped.
Final narration:
> "Losing here means more than the game,
Here, losing means burning to ashes."
Scene 9.5: "The Billion-Dollar Game"
Location: Monaco Casino — VIP Table
Time: 9:15 AM
Mood: Frenzied Excitement, Silent Explosion
Background music: high-tension orchestral score, heartbeat bass
The game has gone on for 30 minutes.
Cards move, eyes meet, cold sweat — no one speaks, but the room's temperature rises.
A reporter whispers to the camera:
> "This is the longest high-stakes face-off Monaco has seen in years..."
Victor leans forward slightly. He has lost the last hand.
Pushing chips forward, he smiles.
> Victor (calmly):
"Looks like you win."
A light applause in the room, but Alia does not move.
She keeps staring at the cards, then suddenly pushes her chair back and sits straight.
Her lips cold, voice clear.
> Alia:
"One billion."
The whole room freezes. Some laugh, some whistle, some step back.
Victor stays silent, then smiles lightly, putting his glasses back on.
> Victor:
"Now that... is the Alia I remember."
The camera pans around — tension is filling the entire casino.
The dealer silently prepares the cards — one final hand.
Cut to: slow montage — cards being dealt, chips spinning, people holding their breath.
Close-up: Fire in Alia's eyes. An unfathomable smile on Victor's lips.
The final card is dealt...
Victor flips — Ace and Queen: 21, but not a straight Blackjack.
Alia flips — Blackjack. The perfect hand.
The room breaks into a silent gasp.
The music completely stops. Only a woman's voice sings again the French line:
"Le feu reconnaît le feu..."
("Fire recognizes fire...")
Victor slowly stands up, wiping his lips with a white handkerchief.
Victor:
"Enjoy your kingdom, Queen of Hearts."
He walks away. Alia remains seated — calm, composed, but with a shadow of fire in her eyes.
EXT. PRIVATE BALCONY – MORNING
Victor stands alone on the balcony. Morning sunlight shines over the sea. The sounds from inside the casino are absent.
Alia approaches quietly, silently.
Victor
(without turning back)
"I knew you would come."
Alia
"You didn't call me.
I just heard."
Victor slowly turns. A few seconds pass, no one speaks.
Alia stops, looking at Victor.
Suddenly Victor steps forward and lifts her in his arms. No drama — no conflict.
The two stand face to face.
There is no resistance between them.
Only the old fire.
They kiss.
The kiss is not long, but deep.
After a war, no one won — but no one lost either.
After the kiss, they look into each other's eyes.
Alia
"I won...
You lost."
Victor
"We both burned.
That's the real game."
Both fall silent. The distant roar of the sea can be heard below.
Scene 9.7: Deception and Planning
Location: Alia's private cabin, Monaco Casino
Time: 9:45 AM
INT. PRIVATE CABIN – MORNING
Alia is talking on the phone. Her face is calm, no fear — rather the mark of a mature plan.
Alia
(in a firm voice)
"Our four or five kids are in Monaco now.
You take them to Russia.
We want to stay here alone."
She hangs up and slowly walks around the room.
Alia's personal bodyguard appears behind her.
Bodyguard
"All is well?"
Alia
"All is well.
There will be no major problems here.
But we must stay alert."
The bodyguard nods in agreement.
Alia looks out the window.
CUT TO: The colorful morning outside Monaco.
Scene 9.8: The Billion-Dollar Journey
Location: Private yacht — middle of the sea
Time: 10:00 AM
EXT. LUXURY YACHT – MORNING
From a distance, a massive billion-dollar private yacht is sailing in the middle of the sea.
The yacht's exterior shines, an exclusive white and gold design.
INT. YACHT DECK – CONTINUOUS
Alia and Victor, dressed casually, enjoy the sea breeze with soft smiles.
A professional photographer or media personality is taking their photos from the other side of the yacht.
Camera flashes reveal clear joy on their faces.
Alia
(quietly)
"Now we can start our game... where no one can disturb us."
Victor nods with a soft smile.
Below the yacht, a limousine and security cars are visible, the ultimate security arrangement.
CUT TO: The yacht sparkling in the sunlight in the middle of the sea.
INT. YACHT ROOM – MORNING
Alia sits in a corner. The soft light gradually changes the silhouette of her white dress into shades of red.
Victor enters from the door; the shadow of his black suit slowly fills the frame.
Victor looks at her with a mysterious, enchanting gaze.
Alia turns slightly toward Victor — but their faces are not visible on camera.
Only their body movements and poses reveal the subconscious attraction between them.
Suddenly, a red light intensifies over Alia's body — a symbol of excitement and fire.
The camera slowly focuses on the textures of their clothes — the smoothness of cotton, soft fabric, light jewelry — yet their faces remain hidden.
The scene ends as Alia and Victor come close, then the frame fades to black.
INT. YACHT ROOM – MORNING
In the soft room light, the white silk dress flows with shadows of light, and the black suit fabric waves gently.
The camera follows only the movement of the fabric, slowly flowing from one frame to another — no one is there, only the soft movement of their clothes.
In the light's shadow, the white dress takes on a reddish-golden hue, and the black suit fabric blends into deep shadows.
The moments float silently, no sound except the smoothness of the breath-like air.
The garments symbolically move closer to each other, but no bodies or faces appear on screen.
The scene gradually fades to darkness, expressing the unseen connection and unfulfilled desire between the two.Then yesterday I saw those two bodyguards. (pretending to take a selfie with his phone):
> "Bro, tomorrow I'm posting on my Insta story: 'My boss's bedroom smells, my ears are ringing, I'm cursed!'"
(giving a sharp look):
> "If you record a single sound, I'll make sure your ears ring all morning tomorrow."The present is visible.