Eric enters the fading casino wearing the suit Reg brought him…hair pressed, beard neat. Susan (fully blushed with cocktails) surprises him with a full embrace and kiss on the mouth…which also surprises her husband.
“You look all like Reggie!”
Reg quickly finds a Blackjack table…seemingly oblivious to the fact he is quite bad at cards.
“Eric?!”
It is Eric’s girlfriend, Randi. She is in Vegas for business…never dreamed she’d see Eric. And she is relieved to see him. Asks if he wants to join her at the conference’s late-night event. He does.
Hours later, Susan stands tipsily at Eric’s hotel room door. Knocks. After a long moment, the door opens. Eric is in his shirtsleeves.
“You in for the night?”
She tries to look past him, into the room, searching for Randi.
Eric is alone.
And after a long moment, they kiss.
From across the hall, Reg sees this happen.
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