Dramatic Scene Prompt

Certainly! Here’s a dramatic scene built around the idea: "EXAMPLE." --- **INT. SUBWAY STATION – NIGHT** The flickering fluorescent lights cast eerie shadows across the empty platform. JORDAN (late 20s, anxious but determined) stands at the edge, clutching a folder labeled "EXAMPLE." Suddenly, footsteps echo. Enter MARIA (early 30s, sharp-eyed, trench coat) holding out a hand. **MARIA** You have it? **JORDAN** (after a beat) You said no one else would get hurt. **MARIA** That was before you went off script. Give me the folder, Jordan. **JORDAN** (voice trembling) This—this isn’t just an example, Maria. These are real people, real consequences. Maria steps forward, lowering her voice. **MARIA** Everything is just an example, until someone gets brave enough to set the precedent. **JORDAN** (chokes back tears) Not like this. You promised— A TRAIN howls in the distance, rushing closer. **MARIA** (severe) The train comes, with or without your decision. Maria lunges, grabbing for the folder. Jordan resists. Papers spill onto the platform, fluttering towards the rails. **JORDAN** (shouting) If you take this, you set the wrong example. Maria freezes, staring into Jordan’s eyes. The train screeches to a stop. A moment of silence buzzes with tension. **MARIA** (decisive, cold) Sometimes, the wrong example is the only one people remember. She snatches a single page and vanishes into the crowd boarding the train. Jordan stands, defeated, as the rest of the papers swirl in the wake, settling into silence. --- *End Scene*