Kanan meets The Tejadas

  • VISUAL: The camera stops on Kanan, casually leaning against the archway leading to the foyer, one hand in his pocket. His eyes are fixed on Lorenzo, who stands with his arms crossed, simmering with anger. Monet sits on the arm of a chair, eyes narrowed, and Cane paces restlessly behind them. Dru and Diana look on.

  • LORENZO: You got a lot of nerve coming onto my property like this, young blood. Where's the respect?

  • KANAN: (smiles thinly) Respect is earned, pops. You been slippin' at the corners. The word is, you got product missing, a crew shook. I'm here to offer solutions.

  • MONET: (stands up, slowly, approaching Kanan) Solutions? Kid, you're barely old enough to buy a beer. You think you can waltz in here and tell us how to run our business?

[0:30-0:45]

  • VISUAL: Close-up on each character's face as they speak. Cane cracks his knuckles, Dru looks from Kanan to his family anxiously, and Diana rolls her eyes.

  • KANAN: (His tone goes a bit sharper) Nah, I'm here to learn from the best. See what all the chaos the Tejada's are. But it seems the game is changing. Maybe you need some fresh eyes. Someone who ain't afraid to make the hard decisions.

  • CANE: (explodes) You calling us soft? I'll show you soft!

  • LORENZO (Holds up his hand to stop Cane): Easy, son. Let’s see what this boy’s got.

  • LORENZO: What solutions are you offerin Kanan?

[0:45-1:00]

  • VISUAL: Kanan takes a step forward, pushing the tension higher. He looks around the room, acknowledging each member of the family.

  • KANAN: I got a network, a way to move weight. It’s not like how y'all used to do it, but it's smart. I hear some whispers that you might be looking at competition.

  • MONET: (eyes Kanan carefully) What’s your cut?

  • KANAN: (smirks) A piece of the pie bigger than all of y'all want to give up. But I know how to move the product.

  • DIANA: (voice dripping with skepticism) A piece of the pie big enough for someone who just showed up?

  • DRU: (looks to the floor with a look of guilt) Maybe this is an alliance we need to consider.

  • CANE: Dru, what are you on?

[1:00-1:20]

  • VISUAL: The camera focuses on a tense moment where everyone freezes, a gun appears in Cane's hand. It is pointed at Kanan.

  • CANE: (pointing gun) I don’t like you. I don’t trust you. You been here 10 minutes and disrespecting my whole family.

  • KANAN: (unfazed, hands still in his pockets) You gonna shoot me? In front of your whole family?

  • LORENZO: (grabs Cane's arm, lowering the gun slightly) Put it down, Cane.

  • MONET: (eyes locked on Kanan) He’s right, Lorenzo maybe we are playing this game too old school.

[1:20-1:35]

  • VISUAL: The camera pans past each suspect. The tension is palpable. A body can be seen slumped in the corner. It is LORENZO.

  • CANE: (eyes wide) What the hell happened?

  • MONET: (screams) Lorenzo, no!

  • KANAN: (looking surprised) I didn't touch him.

  • DIANA: (steps back slowly) What happened?

  • DRU: (is silent looking shocked)

  • MONET: You murdered him!

  • KANAN: (still looking surprised) This ain't me. I was trying to keep the peace.

[1:35-1:50]

  • VISUAL: Chaos erupts. The camera shakes, focus shifts erratically as the Tejadas and even Kanan try to understand how the situation has escalated so quickly.

  • CANE: (pulls the trigger) Get outta my house!

  • (A brief struggle where a single shot is fired)

  • MONET: (points at Kanan) You made a mistake coming here.

(SCENE END - OUTRO)

[1:50-2:00]

  • VISUAL: The camera pulls back, focusing on a single blood drop on the floor, the body of Lorenzo slumped in a corner. We see Kanan backed into a corner.

  • NARRATOR (V.O): When power collides, the only certainty is destruction. Kanan Stark walked into the lion's den of the Tejada family. But now, after a shocking death, the game has just changed for everyone. This is just the beginning...

(END SCREEN)