Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner by Petra Michelle
INT. CASINO BLACKJACK TABLE - NIGHT
A dashing young MAN gambles and wins, then loses thousands of dollars. A crowd of curious SPECTATORS surround him. A stunning WOMAN stands beside him, her hand resting on his shoulder.
A cocktail WAITRESS appears.
WAITRESS A drink, sir?
MAN A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
The waitress nods, then disappears past the crowds. Penetrating the wall of spectators, a SENIOR COUPLE appears, watching on in amusement. The DEALER and JAMES BOND remain poker-faced.
GRACIE I would love that chicken dinner special, George. Five dollars just for tonight.
GEORGE (cigar in hand) And you shall have it, Gracie.
The waitress returns with Bond's drink.
WAITRESS Here you are, sir. A martini, shaken, not stirred.
Bond hands her a one-hundred dollar chip.
GEORGE That sounds good. (waving to the waitress) Can I get one of those, miss?
The waitress nods, then disappears.
GRACIE Good luck, George.
GEORGE Thank you, Gracie.
DEALER Place your bets.
As George places his twenty-dollar chip, Mr. Bond moves all of his chips, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, into the betting circle.
GRACIE Look, George, aren't the colors pretty?
The crowd GIGGLES while Bond sips his martini, pensively.
The dealer deals Bond a Jack of Hearts; George, a King of Clubs; and, himself, a hole card. He then deals Bond a Ten of Diamonds; George, an Ace of Spades; and, himself, a Nine of Hearts facing up. Bond's jaw drops.
CROWD Ooooooh!
The dealer reveals his hole card. An Eight of Spades.
CROWD (in unison) 21! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
As they pat George on the back, he looks perplexed.
GRACE (embracing him) You won, George! You won!
As the dealer pushes George's winning chips towards him, Bond clutches his martini glass so tight, it breaks. He then collapses forward onto the table.
DEALER Mr. Bond? Are you all right?
BOND I lost everything. My Maserati, my villa, my stocks. Everything. Even my girl just left me. (his head buried in his hands) What am I going to do?
GRACIE (sympathetically) Would a chicken dinner help?
FADE TO BLACK
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