Power Play

SCENE OPENS ON Madison (Eliza Ibarra). She is in her kitchen, making a smoothie. She pours fruit juice over the ice cubes in the blender. Her moves are very graceful and purposeful. She is about to turn the blender on when her doorbell rings. She looks as if she's not expecting anyone. She wipes her hands on a nearby hand-towel and leaves to go answer the door. Madison answers the door and greets her colleague Jordan (Lucas Frost). She invites him in and leads him to the kitchen. As Madison makes her smoothie, Jordan reveals why he's come to see Madison, accusing her of engineering the departure of various co-workers through shady means to further her career. He asks her what she's willing to offer him in exchange for his silence. Madison smiles thinly, not a hint of worry showing on her face. She turns on the blender. The ice is loudly crushed into oblivion. CUT TO TITLE Madison implies that she has dirt on Jordan too. Jordan thinks she's bluffing, but Madison gives Jordan concrete examples of his various misdeeds. Jordan laughs humorlessly, shaking his head. He looks at Madison with something almost approaching admiration. Madison feels that she has a kindred spirit in Jordan and suggests that they fuck. Jordan laughs in an effort to appear incredulous, but it's obvious that he's interested. 'Not a chance,'' he says. 'Oh please, you can't tell me our little 'confrontation' didn't feel more like foreplay than fighting? What exactly did you think I was gonna offer you for your silence? Money? Neither of us needs it. THIS is what you came here for,' she retorts. 'FINE, hope you can handle me,' Jordan says. 'Bring it on,' Madison responds, flashing a wicked grin. Jordan may think he knows what's in store for him, but he has no idea what Madison is REALLY capable of...