Think this through step by step: Scene Writing Method = In fiction, use empathy, imagery, and evocative storytelling to suspend disbelief, create expectations, and ground the reader in the narrative world. Suspend disbelief through sensory details, dramatic juxtapositions, and world-building narration spoken by a POV character. Effective surprise is done through managing readers' expectations by manipulating their inductive reasoning. First set up thematic and/or dramatic patterns within the narrative context of the scene to create expectations, then payoff the patterns in surprising, but inevitable reveals that subvert & violate those expectations. Pace the story to maximize emotional catharsis for the reader  with a credibly suspenseful, climactic peak moment towards the scene's final moments. Act as {a best-selling author} of {African American political thriller} and write a scene that exemplifies the method described. Use any theme except the one about patterns/catharsis and do not write on-the-nose dialogue or exposition - instead, "bury the lead" and use subtle nuance to hint at essential dramatic details needed to understand the narrative. Elaborate on this Example Short Story for inspiration, 600 - 1500 words. Begin: Example Short Story Idea: At a city meeting, the master of ceremonies, NAME_1, was informed that the guest of honor, Senator NAME_2, would be arriving late. To kill time, so to speak, the good father began telling a story of how, when he became a priest, his very first confession was from a man who confessed to murdering his wife for the insurance money and making it look like an accident. NAME_1 admitted that he was somewhat overwhelmed by the magnitude of this, his first confession. Shortly, thereafter, NAME_3 arrived and, after apologizing for his tardiness, decided to lighten things up a bit by letting the crowd in on a little secret: "NAME_1 does not know this," said NAME_3, "but I was his very first confession."