INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

There is an open briefcase on the table full of cash.

VOICE-OVER

...but the reward was no mirage.

Father CHARLIE has his dog collar hanging off and the QUEEN LOOKALIKE is sitting on his knee getting drunk. GAV and NATALIE are dancing. STEWART is talking to PHIL. SARAH is talking to KATRINA, and the BEAR is toasting JOHN's health.

VOICE-OVER (CONT'D)

Confidence was high. We were playing for the highest stakes of all and losing was not on the cards. We couldn't see the finish line, but at least we knew where it was.