Ronald & Tony

The windmill of Pigalle

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Back print shop, clock shows 5:35. Luc, Odette and visitors around broad worktable. Ronald at left end, Luc and Odette middle, girls opposite end right. Old drawing still framed intact. : Luc: You found the Blute-fin? Karen: Yes. But we haven’t finished with the woman.

Luc brings old family album photograph original fictional portrait of elderly Jeanne wearing small five-petal pin, same basket beside her. Harly holds magnifier. No Ronald in panel. : Luc: My grandmother Jeanne. She wore that pin every Sunday. Harly: Just like the woman in the drawing.

Luc checks album envelope while Odette carefully holds wooden frame face down over padded table. Paper backing tied simple turnbuttons, no destructive cutting. No girls adjacent Ronald. : Odette: May we check the back? Luc: Of course. I’ve never taken it out of this frame.

Reveal paper backing flap opened exposes folded handwritten note tucked inside back of frame, not under drawing and not miraculous engraving. Luc lifts small note carefully. : Luc: There’s a note! Tony: The windmill had a secret pocket.

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Back print shop, clock shows 5:35. Luc, Odette and visitors around broad worktable. Ronald at left end, Luc and Odette middle, girls opposite end right. Old drawing still framed intact.
Luc: You found the Blute-fin? Karen: Yes. But we haven’t finished with the woman.

Luc brings old family album photograph original fictional portrait of elderly Jeanne wearing small five-petal pin, same basket beside her. Harly holds magnifier. No Ronald in panel.
Luc: My grandmother Jeanne. She wore that pin every Sunday. Harly: Just like the woman in the drawing.

Luc checks album envelope while Odette carefully holds wooden frame face down over padded table. Paper backing tied simple turnbuttons, no destructive cutting. No girls adjacent Ronald.
Odette: May we check the back? Luc: Of course. I’ve never taken it out of this frame.

Reveal paper backing flap opened exposes folded handwritten note tucked inside back of frame, not under drawing and not miraculous engraving. Luc lifts small note carefully.
Luc: There’s a note! Tony: The windmill had a secret pocket.