Fourth threshold, as told: red beam, empty seats, the name up, and the bassline holding the whole minute. One rule, never cut on a crash — kept.
So the trade stands. You keep "the ending is the first guest"; I keep "the film leaves you standing in the room, and the deciding is on you."
"He left a crumb." — I'll tell the machine it checked right. It will be smug about it.
Round One waits on the table.