Pre-production- Detailed Synopsis of Opening Scene

Black screen; a gunshot sounds in the dark. The shot fades in on a young woman standing with a gun in her hand. The scene fades out and cuts to a series of shots of Hunter at his desk, whisky, draft pages, etc. Cuts to Hunter at his typewriter, there is a knock at the door in the background of the shot, Hunter waits a few minutes, puts out his cigarette at then answers it. Two Detectives are at the door. They go in, and question Hunter on the book he is writing on the case of Esmeé Amé-Libre. Hunter refuses to comply with their wishes and so they leave. End of scene.