The Devil's Bargain.

How the season unfolds

Each beat scaffolds into a real scene + shot when you start the project. Edit, rearrange, or drop any of them as you write.

1. S0101
   The Paper in the Woods

   Mira finds a contract pinned to a tree behind her grandmother's house. The signature line is already half-filled in her own handwriting.

   Cliffhanger

   She signs. The ink is still wet at sunrise.

   loc misty bog1 cast
2. S0202
   Three Months Later

   Mira's debut single hits #1. The radio interviewer is the only one who doesn't applaud at the end.

   Cliffhanger

   The interviewer slides a copy of the contract across the table.

   loc recording studio1 cast
3. S0303
   The Arena

   Mira's biggest show. The lights cut. From the orchestra pit, a tall figure in a black tuxedo applauds slowly.

   Cliffhanger

   He bows. 'Interest is due at midnight.'

   concert arena floor2 cast
4. S0404
   The Witch

   Mira finds the only person who's read this contract before — a blood-witch the diocese excommunicated in 1962.

   Cliffhanger

   'There's a loophole. But you'll lose what got you here.'

   loc witch cabin night2 cast
5. S0505
   The Dive Bar

   Mira goes back to the bar where she first sang. The patrons remember a different name. Her face is on the wall under it.

   Cliffhanger

   The bartender says: 'She died nine years ago. You're the third one this year asking.'

   dive bar late night1 cast
6. S0606
   The Morgue

   Mira sneaks into the county morgue. There IS a body. It has her face. It's been there since before she was born.

   Cliffhanger

   The tag on the toe says her grandmother's maiden name.

   morgue night1 cast
7. S0707
   The Bargain Renewed

   Midnight. The demon arrives at her dressing room. Mira lays out the contract — and the loophole.

   Cliffhanger

   'I sign over the voice. You take the song.'

   graveyard fog2 cast
8. S0808
   The Last Number

   Mira walks on stage. She opens her mouth. Nothing comes out. The audience hears her anyway — and so does she.

   Cliffhanger

   Backstage, the demon collects his rose, takes a bow, and walks out into the night.

   concert arena floor1 cast