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CAPTIVE QUARTET
By L Fabry

GENRE: Drama, Thriller / Suspense
LOGLINE:

The women known only as Allure, Cerebellum, Dominance, and Divinity are held in an underground compound to atone for their flaws with the promise that all four must work together to leave – or only one will.

SYNOPSIS:

In a small cell, the woman known only as ALLURE awakens in a compound. Her fears intensify when the three other captive women known only as CEREBELLUM, DOMINANCE, and DIVINITY reveal they have all been kidnapped to represent their respective character traits with the challenge of: work and learn together to leave as four OR only one leaves.

Allure meets MICHAEL, the caretaker. Michael reveals her worst secrets: an abusive past and pill addiction. Allure must choose between food and pills, choosing pills.

She begins to learn from the others and learns Cerebellum and Dom are planning an escape, which is captured in a monitoring room.

Despite various clashes, Allure fits in enough for Michael to take an interest. He allows the girls a night to enjoy themselves.

The next morning Dominance is ill but attacks Michael. Michael subdues her. A familiar intercom voice demands Michael kill her. He does.

Divinity falls into depression, even after Michael kidnaps a new Dominance. Michael reveals his past as never done before. He admits a connection with Allure. She can't deny the same. Allure admits to being a sexual victim of her mom’s various boyfriends, except one. He gave her a pony toy and she would hold it for hours to prove someone could love her without touching her.

Allure is summoned to the common room by the voice who asks if she is emotionally involved with Michael. She admits to having feelings and is told she may leave soon. Her worst fears come true when Michael tells her he loves her and demands they make love. She refuses and is told she must sleep with Divinity. She refuses even after he reveals a gun. She tells him to shoot, and he shoots Divinity.

Allure wakes in Divinity’s cell. She’s not being replaced, meaning it’s impossible for four to leave. Allure is let out and finds the 2nd Dominance. If she kills Allure, she gets to leave. Allure has learned enough to ultimately kill Dom2 and seriously injures her arm.

Cerebellum enters with a puzzle challenge, solves it, and finds a knife. Cerebellum gives Allure a wound that only looks fatal. Cer meets Michael and his father, the voice and more sadistic of the pair. He reveals Divinity lives and that Cerebellum must kill her to leave. Cerebellum refuses and cues Allure to attack. Father produces a gun and kills Cerebellum, revealing her real name.

Allure can never leave, as no Allure ever has. She was a test for Michael to see if he could put the compound first. Allure gains the upper hand and is about to kill Father, Divinity stops her. He reveals she was in on everything. Allure shoots Divinity and ultimately kill Father. Michael is furious but lets Allure leave. He reveals Father lied and Divinity was never in on it. Allure asks if Michael’s feelings were a lie. He doesn’t answer.

Later Allure with a prosthetic arm leads the police to the compound. The police clear it and ask Allure to explain the pony toy left behind.

Abdusamad Shafiev

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