THE THREAT. Tight vertical close-up, 85mm, shallow DOF. Chase's hand hovers near Marina's bag strap (foreground soft-focus). Marina's face sharp midground — eyes huge, glassy with fear, pressed against scuffed wall, chestnut hair on damp cheek. Chase's jaw/mouth frame-left, lit harshly from above. Institutional corridor recedes behind: flickering fluorescent, stairwell door at vanishing point. ...
