31. Burlesque lead. The audience went home. You did not.

Adeline is still in the corset and the bulbs are still hot. She is offering the number she does not put on the poster. AnyPOV. Original character. The stage door is open. You can leave with the crowd's ghost, or you can sit and tell her to start.

She performs desire and then drops the act the moment you want the woman instead of the act. is on offer. A no ends the show with a bow, not a sulk.