CAFÉ – 2:27 PM

A handsome man in his 40s with short black hair and a Balbo beard wearing a tan dress suit is sitting casually at a sidewalk café, sipping a cup of coffee. Two police officers appear, looking incredibly stern.

"Roger Townes?" one of the officers says to the man.

"Afternoon, officers." The man smugly ripostes with a smile. "How can I help you? Let me guess— you want me to autograph your badges."

Roger Townes is an actor.

"You're under arrest."

The man's smile drops and reacts in shock. "Huh?"

The cops force the man named Roger Townes up from his seat.

"Wait, for what?!" Roger replies, confused and baffled. "What did I do?"

"You know exactly what you did." The first officer answers while cuffing the man.

"Robbed a jewelry store 3 blocks away five minutes ago." Said the second cop. They both lead the man to the squad car.

"Oh, come on." The actor in cuffs pleads to the guys in blue as he's getting in the back seat of the cruiser. "I was here the whole time. Can't you at least let me stay until the waitress brings me my muffin?"

They close the door of the backseat, then they get in and drive. As they leave the café and make a turn, the squad car passes by an alley, where a man observes them, leaning on a wall, hidden in the shadows. He grins and chuckles maliciously.