by Ted Staunton
INT.—MANSION HALLWAY—DAY
SPENCER walks down elegant hallway to giant doors. He opens them.
INT.—MANSION LIBRARY—WIDE SHOT (SPENCER’S POINT OF VIEW)—DAY
Two of Spencer’s cousins, COUSIN DJ and COUSIN STEVE, are arm wrestling while playing chess. COUSIN ADAM flicks knives into a target across the room. COUSIN WEBB hangs upside down, texting. Spencer’s brother BUNNY is on the couch, playing with a tiger. BUNNY looks at SPENCER and nods. The LAWYER sits at a big desk.
MEDIUM SHOT—LAWYER AT DESK
LAWYER
Spencer. Good, we can get started. Gentlemen…
WIDE SHOT—GROUP AROUND DESK
All sit around desk in leather chairs.
SPENCER
Sorry I’m late.
COUSIN DJ
(buttoning sleeve)
CIA again?
SPENCER
MI6.
COUSIN ADAM
(putting knives in pockets)
They always call me when I’m making dinner.
BUNNY
(stroking tiger)
It’s nice to be wanted.
LAWYER
Ahem. Now then. Gentlemen, your grandfather’s will is a curious affair. But then, he was a curious man.
All look up at painting of Grandpa in a massive, ornate gold frame.
PAN TO:
CLOSE-UP—PAINTING OF GRANDPA
GRANDPA is wearing a cool leather flying jacket and a black beret. He’s holding a Colt .45 and a compass.
LAWYER (OFF SCREEN)
Perhaps I should let him explain…
SPECIAL EFFECTS:
Picture turns misty and swirls into a hologram. Pixels resolve into a 3-D GRANDPA. He’s dressed all in black and now he’s got a glass of whiskey and a cigar.
GRANDPA
Boys—sorry, men. I have a final mission for each of you.