thatguyoverthere wrote:Scene (the beginning of the video): Jacob rushes into the empty warehouse to find Ava, the love of his life, lying in a pool of blood on the floor, dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Slightly later in the scene, Jacob uses his magic time travel watch to go back 15 minutes in time, determined to do something to prevent this horrible crime from happening to his sweet Ava.
New Scene (several months prior to the scene shown in the video): Jacob is in the old section of downtown. He sees an old pawn shop in the middle of the block. The old faded sign above the door identifies it as "Biggs' Pawn and Loan." Since he has a few minutes to spare, he decides to stop in to see if he can find some kind of unusual present for his new girlfriend, Ava. Jacob has come to be very fond of Ava in the short time that they have been dating. There's something special about Ava; he feels very differently about her than he has about all his other girlfriends from the past. He really wants to impress her, and hopes he can find something very special for her in this unusual little shop.
So Jacob goes into the little shop. A very old place, with wooden plank flooring. If there ever were any stain or varnish on the floor, it all disappeared many years ago, replaced now with only a thick layer of dust. There's no one in sight in the shop, so Jacob looks around for a few minutes at the strange collection of mismatched items of every kind. Finally, a little old man comes out from a room in the back of the store. Jacob readily senses he's an odd little man, short and chubby, balding, dressed in what Jacob sees as "old fashioned" clothing. The little old man walks sort of hunched over as he slowly approaches Jacob. In his thick old-country accent, the old man apologizes to Jacob for keeping him waiting, then introduces himself as Mr. Biggs, the proprietor of the little pawn shop.
Jacob explains to Mr. Biggs that he's looking for some kind of unusual gift for his girlfriend, but doesn't know exactly what it is he's looking for. Mr. Biggs shows Jacob several different pieces, but Jacob sees nothing that he feels would be just right for Ava. Jacob thanks Mr. Biggs for his time, and turns to begin to leave. But Mr. Biggs says: "Since you're here, you might as well look for a little something for yourself. As you can see, I have many different items. And if you do see something that you like, I'm sure we could settle on a good price for you."
So, mainly just to humor the old man, Jacob does look at a few items. But again, doesn't really see anything he particularly wants. Apparently sensing that he's about to lose a sale, Mr. Biggs pulls an old pocket watch out from one of the several old glass display cases full of all kinds of little junk knick-knacks. "How about this antique pocket watch?" Mr. Biggs says. "It's a very unusual and unique piece. I'll let you have it for a very good price." Jacob takes a look at it. He doesn't want or need a pocket watch, but he is impressed with the craftsmanship that is obvious in the piece. When Mr. Biggs quotes the price he would take for the watch, Jacob accepts and buys the old watch, again mainly because he has come to feel somewhat sorry for the obviously lonely little old man.
So Jacob walks out of the old shop with his purchase in-hand. He continues walking down the street and rounds the corner, while admiring the old pocket watch. But he notices some engraving on the watch that he can't quite make out. He's sure old Mr. Biggs, being the owner of a pawn shop, would have a magnifying glass he could use to try to make out what the engraving says. So Jacob turns aroung and goes back to the shop. But strangely, the shop is not there. "What the ...?!" Jacob thinks to himself. "Surely I couldn't have gotten lost walking one block and turning one corner!" So he looks left and right. "Yes, this is the right place. But the old pawn shop - it's not here! No, surely I am in the wrong place. It has been a long, hard day. I just got turned around somehow. And now it's getting dark, so I gotta get home. I'll find a magnifying glass somewhere and take a look at the engraving on the watch later."
Ok, who's next...
Ava was nervous. She had only been dating Jacob for a few months. Such a short time, really, but already he wanted to spend nearly every free moment with her. That made it difficult to arrange this meeting without his knowledge.
Michael studied himself in the mirror, making sure nothing looked out of place. Today was the day. He would finally meet Ava in person. The warehouse was her idea and he readily agreed. She would be more comfortable if she chose the place. After a final glance to be sure he wasn't printing, Detective Michael Shea left his apartment for the rendezvous.