INT. VENUE – NIGHT EXT. STREET – DAY RODNEY (Black, mid-30s, charismatic Rodney bumps into a woman (new potential love interest) carrying books. They exchange smiles. RODNEY Sorry about that. WOMAN No problem. They both linger for a moment before walking away, the hint of something new in the air. Rodney performs the final chorus of the song. The crowd cheers, and Rodney smiles, free from his past.