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  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.