OWEN: Write a scene with Christopher Walken as Chris and Robert De Niro as Bob, ex-convicts who meet by chance on a busy New York sidewalk. Each tries to determine if the other has the stolen money from the heist they pulled off ten years earlier and where is it hidden.
CHAT GTP: Certainly! Here’s a brief scene involving the characters as described:
EXT. NEW YORK CITY SIDEWALK – DAY
The bustling city forms the backdrop as CHRIS (Christopher Walken) and BOB (Robert De Niro) bump into each other. Recognition flashes in their eyes, but they play it cool.
CHRIS: (with his characteristic cadence) Bob, is that you? It’s been a lifetime.
BOB: (narrowing his eyes) Chris. Ten years, ain’t it? Time flies.
CHRIS: (smirking) Time? Oh, it’s a peculiar thing. So, what brings you here?
BOB: Just living life, you know, enjoying the freedom. How ’bout you? Still into the old habits?
CHRIS: Old habits? Oh no, I’m a changed man. Clean as a whistle. (pauses) Speaking of change, ever wonder what happened to our… mutual friend?
BOB: (grinning) You mean the one that used to be green and crispy? Can’t say I have. Lost interest, you know.
CHRIS: Lost interest? In all those zeroes? I find that hard to believe.
BOB: (leaning closer, voice lowering) Well, Chris, maybe it’s just waiting for someone to find it. Maybe someone who knows where it is.
CHRIS: (matching his tone) Or maybe it’s with someone who’s been watching it all these years, letting it grow old with him.
They eye each other, a silent battle of wills, each trying to gauge the other’s intentions.
BOB: (breaking the silence, smiling) It’s good to see you, Chris. Let’s not be strangers.
CHRIS: Absolutely, Bob. Take care of yourself.
They part ways, the tension lingering in the air. Both men glance back once, wondering if they’ve just walked away from a fortune.
FADE TO BLACK.
The mystery of the stolen money remains, neither willing to reveal what they know, each suspecting the other of holding the key to their past.
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