A crooked homicide detective is murdered by the serial killer of a case he's been working. The detective finds himself inside his own hell, occupying the bodies of past victims whilst attempting to solve the mystery of the killer's identity and righting his wrong-doings. It all goes horribly wrong, and things do not end well.

SYNOPSIS:

MIKE WEST is a homicide detective. On the surface, Mike is an exemplary officer who does things by the book. Mike’s personal life is also on the right track, with a beautiful young wife, SALLY WEST, who is pregnant with their first child.

Mike and partner JOHN RYKER are in the midst of attempting to stop a serial killer loose in the city who has brutally and ritualistically murdered four seemingly innocent people, all with different social and cultural backgrounds.

Without any firm leads, the city powerbrokers take the case away from the detectives and hand it over to the FBI, at the same time putting West and Ryker on forced leave. Whilst on leave, Mike and Sally spend their anniversary overnight at an expensive hotel. Sally arrives first, and sometime later, Mike arrives only to find Sally bound to the bed. Whilst untying Sally, the serial killer launches from the closet and rushes Mike from behind. The pair struggle, and Mike is killed.

In a different reality known as Hell, Mike wakens to find himself in the body of someone else. Whilst trying to piece together what is happening, Mike learns that the body he is now occupying is that of one of the serial killer’s victims, a JAMES SUTHERLAND. Sutherland was not so innocent after all, taking pleasure from sordid affairs with children. Mike also learns that in this different reality, Detective Mike West is dead. Whilst occupying James Sutherland’s body, Mike’s fate is inevitably sealed and he falls victim to the serial killer.

Still in Hell, Mike wakens in the body of a different victim of the serial killer, VICTOR YURI, who Mike discovers is connected with human trafficking. Mike continues to investigate why this is happening, edging closer to finding out the identity of the serial killer. Again, whilst occupying the body of Victor Yuri, Mike’s fate is inevitably sealed and he falls prey to the serial killer.

Still in Hell, Mike occupies one final body, SAMANTHA READING, a cut-throat and narcissistic business-woman. As Samantha, Mike finally establishes the identity of the serial killer. The killer is a FATHER BLAKE, Mike and Sally’s priest. Father Blake has been picking his targets via confessional admissions. Again, whilst occupying the body of Samantha Reading, his fate is sealed falling victim to the serial killer.

Still in Hell, Mike then re-awakens as himself at a time that feels very familiar, as if he’d lived it before. Mike is repeating a period back at a time where he and John are about to be taken off the serial killer case. Thinking it was all a bad dream, Mike continues with his life as normal, however it is not so exemplary and honourable. Mike is having an affair and is also on the take from a crime boss. Mike again meets his wife Sally at the hotel for their anniversary, but this time things go horribly wrong, with Mike inadvertently killing his pregnant wife. The serial killer rushes him from behind, with knife to throat.

Mike has Hell to Pay…

HELL TO PAY