Intro. INT. PRIDE RING – NIGHT
The streets hum with neon and sin. A thick jazz rhythm drifts from somewhere unseen. Shadows stretch long as a spectral riverboat materializes through a cloud of crimson mist — glowing gold trim, roulette-wheel windows spinning like eyes.
The Jackpot Jubilee has arrived.
A ghostly horn blares.
A cluster of low-level demons gawk as gangplanks lower themselves. Cards flutter through the air like confetti. Dice roll on their own across the cobblestone, forming a perfect path.
A spotlight snaps on from nowhere.
A thin, elongated silhouette steps into frame.
BEAU “JACKPOT” MARLOWE
tilts his head, revealing those spinning roulette eyes and a smile sharp enough to cut the deck.
He speaks with a warm, crackling 1930’s radio cadence.
“Well now… looks like we’ve got ourselves a crowd! Care to take a little trip down the river of fate, folks? No need for a ticket — just your life, your soul, or whatever ya ain’t usin’ tonight!”
He flourishes a deck of glowing cards