New York City, 1989.
A city pulsing with excess, neon lights, and whispered secrets. At the center of it all is Julian Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire throwing decadent parties in a high-rise penthouse above Manhattan's elite. Some say he's the hei...
Eliza stands alone by Nick Carraway's grave. Her fingers trail over the fresh-cut inscription beneath his name: "He told the truth, even when it burned."
She pulls out the birth certificate she found and the photo of Gatsby holding a child.
ELIZA (V.O.) I thought I came here to bury the past. Turns out I'm just the next one digging it up.
She turns to leave-but Miles is already waiting by the gate.
MILES You found it, didn't you?
ELIZA Tell me everything. Now. Tell me everything about-
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ACT ONE - TRUTH IN SHADOWS
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INT. MILES' STUDIO - MORNING
Eliza paces. Miles finally cracks.
MILES Gatsby had a son. I don't know the kid's name. I don't even think Gatsby did. Daisy vanished after the funeral-went west. Some say she was pregnant. Others say she was protecting something bigger.
He pulls a file out of a locked drawer-old letters, newspaper clippings, and a sketched map of West Egg with red Xs.
MILES (CONT'D) But someone's been covering it up. I think Gatsby's legacy... was inherited by more than just Julian.
Eliza zeroes in on a headline: "Mysterious Investor Saves Failing Rail Company - 1946" The article's subject? A man named James G. Leland - same initials as the cigarette case: J.G.L.
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ACT TWO - PARALLEL LIVES
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INT. FEDERAL HOLDING - NIGHT
Julian stares at his reflection in the two-way mirror. A female lawyer enters-not his.
WOMAN My name is Cora Whitman. I represent the Buchanan estate. And you, Mr. Lester, are now named in the matter of a disputed inheritance.
JULIAN I don't want their money.
CORA It's not money. It's land. Power. And if you're Gatsby's son... you're already more than a man. You're a symbol.
Julian doesn't answer-but his silence agrees.
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ACT THREE - THE RETURN
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INT. EVA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Eliza visits a recovering Eva. She hesitates, then drops the locket in Eva's hand.
ELIZA I think this belonged to your grandfather.
Eva's expression twists-recognition. Emotion. Maybe even fear.
