**FADE IN:**
**EXT. NEW METROPOLIS - NIGHT**
Neon signs flicker against a backdrop of pouring rain. The city is alive with color and danger.
**CUT TO:**
**INT. ELECTRIC GAMBIT - NIGHT**
A speakeasy hidden behind a pawn shop. Jazz music fills the air, smoke curls around the patrons.
**JACK MARLOWE** (40s, tough, with a weathered face that tells stories of a million nights like this) and **SAM BLACKTHORNE** (30s, sharp-eyed, quick on her feet) sit at a corner table, observing.
**JACK**
(whispering)
This place is his playground. The Alchemist's got his fingers in every pie here.
**SAM**
We need to find the dealer. Someone's got to know where he brews that poison.
They approach a jittery young man, clearly under the influence.
**JACK**
(to the young man)
Where does he make this stuff?
**YOUNG MAN**
(nervously)
The old factory... on the outskirts. But he's fast, man.
**CUT TO:**
**EXT. ABANDONED FACTORY - NIGHT**
Jack and Sam approach stealthily. Inside, through the windows, we see the glow of chemical reactions.
**INT. FACTORY**
A lab of glass tubes, bubbling liquids. The place is deserted.
**SAM**
He's one step ahead.
**JACK**
Not for long. He'll need to move this batch tonight. Let's lay a trap.
They hide, waiting. The **NEON ALCHEMIST** (30s, gaunt, with an intense gaze) enters, moving with purpose.
**CUT TO:**
**EXT. FACTORY - NIGHT**
The Alchemist leaves with a suitcase. Jack and Sam follow.
**INT. CAR - MOVING - NIGHT**
Jack drives, Sam beside him. The chase begins as the Alchemist's car speeds off.
**SAM**
Stay close, Jack. We lose him, we lose everything.
The city blurs past, neon lights reflecting off the wet streets.
**EXT. CITY STREETS - CHASE - NIGHT**
A thrilling car chase ensues. The Alchemist maneuvers through traffic with precision, Jack and Sam in hot pursuit.
**JACK**
(shouting over the engine)
Hold on!
Their car narrowly avoids collisions, the chase taking them through the heart of New Metropolis.
**EXT. INDUSTRIAL SECTOR - NIGHT**
The roads narrow, dangers increase. The Alchemist's car takes a sharp turn.
**SAM**
Jack, he's heading for the bridge. If he gets across, we might lose him in the east side.
**EXT. BRIDGE - NIGHT**
The cars speed onto the bridge, the river below dark and unforgiving.
**JACK**
Not if I can help it.
The chase intensifies, cars almost touching, metal scraping against metal. The Alchemist attempts to ram them.
**SAM**
He's going to ram us!
Jack swerves, forcing the Alchemist to correct his path. They're in a deadly dance on the bridge.
The Alchemist, desperate, aims for the guardrail to jump it. Jack nudges the Alchemist's car at the last moment.
**SLOW MOTION - EXT. BRIDGE - NIGHT**
The Alchemist's car teeters, its front wheels lift. Jack slams on the brakes. The car goes over, plunging into the river below with a massive splash.
**JACK AND SAM**
(exiting their car, rushing to the edge)
That's one way to end a chase.
They watch the car sink, the river swallowing it.
**JACK**
(heavy-hearted)
He chose this path. We gave him a chance to stop.
They share a look, the neon city reflected in their eyes.
**SAM**
Let's go. There's always another case in this city.
**CUT TO:**
**EXT. NEW METROPOLIS - NIGHT**
Jack and Sam walk back to their car, the city's life pulsing around them.
**FADE OUT.**
**THE END**
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