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Clara / Lawyer / Stepmother · wide · slow push in
Clara serves drinks at the Christmas gala while her stepmother tells her to stay away from the family table.
Stepmother: Staff use the side entrance.
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Clara / Lawyer / Stepmother · medium · locked-off
The stepmother takes Clara's locket and says temporary staff do not touch family heirlooms.
Stepmother: That locket was never yours.
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Clara / Lawyer · close-up · handheld drift
The inheritance lawyer recognizes the locket seal and opens the sealed will envelope beside it.
Lawyer: This seal belongs to the missing heir.
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Clara / Lawyer / Stepmother · over-shoulder · quick cut
Clara takes the locket back and asks the lawyer to read the name aloud.
Clara: Then read the will to everyone.
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Clara / Lawyer · insert · tilt down
The inheritance lawyer recognizes the locket seal and opens the sealed will envelope beside it. Guests turn toward the lead instead of the rival.
Lawyer: Everyone saw it.
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Clara / Lawyer / Stepmother · two-shot · tracking move
The inheritance lawyer recognizes the locket seal and opens the sealed will envelope beside it. The rival loses control of the key evidence and has nowhere to redirect the accusation.
Stepmother: Put that away.
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Clara / Lawyer / Stepmother · low angle · slow push in
The inheritance lawyer recognizes the locket seal and opens the sealed will envelope beside it. The witness repeats the critical fact while the lead holds the center of the frame.
Lawyer: You do not get to hide this now.
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Clara / Lawyer · reaction · locked-off
The table hears Clara's surname and every guest turns toward the stepmother.
Lawyer: Clara Ashford is named first.
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Clara / Lawyer · wide · handheld drift
The lawyer reveals that Clara's father did not die in the fire.
Lawyer: And her father is alive.