Film Title:

Caught.
 Given Photo.

Photograph
(Starting Point)
 Breaking Bad
Stranger Things Analysis Incriminating
documents inside the
(Key Points) suitcases
Crime, Drama and Noir
Burying or discovering the
suitcases
Nice guy gets broken
and rises to crime

Conflict = Man vs. Family

Wants = money
Stolen Car?

Hostage situation – Illegal gang activity

the car boot is open

Wife and Kids? Are

they the hostages?

Money trouble Set in the 50’s; car model and

Family problems style of suitcases
 Logline
(Write this last / this should not give away the plot/story)

Malcom is an accountant for his wife florist business, but as the story
unfolds he finds his wife is not who he once thought she was.
 Short Synopsis
(This can be a little more detailed and give away the plot)
• Malcolm is our main character, he is an accountant, working mainly for his wife’s florist business. His marriage is so-and-so, his wife is
always in meetings with ‘suppliers’ – he is always in dark office of florist working on the accounts. Some numbers don’t always add up,
Veronica dismisses his questions
• Police come by their home, very suspicious of Malcolm and his wife’s business. Asking a lot of questions, very vague.
• Malcolm, concerned, goes to question wife but she is gone. Has ghosted him. He searches for her at the Florist office.
• He finds cases of money hidden, and boxes of paperwork. These weren’t here before? Paperwork shows evidence of money laundering,
everything has his name on as accountant.
• Panic sets in, something is wrong with business, he doesn’t have all the answers. Loads boxes up into car and takes them to forest to
bury them in case police come by business office.
• As he’s burying the false evidence, he realizes he doesn’t know his wife at all. She’s not answering his phone calls.

• Police meet Malcolm as he is coming home, covered in dirt. They take him in for questioning.
• Whilst in the room being questioned, he is left alone (this is a tactic by the police, they watch him, not sure if he is involved), he sees big
evidence file left on table. Sees photos of his wife, and articles but all different names. She’s led so many different lives. She’s done this
before.
• Malcolm is shown to come into the back of the florist business as Veronica and other people are loading up a van. He confronts her,
says he knows she is trying to frame him. She admits she used him and says she had to, to get away, the police were catching onto the
Florist front.
• Police sirens can be heard approaching, assuming they are coming for Malcolm. Veronica is relaxed, assured in her mind that she has
done enough to convince everyone it was all her husband. Police arrest Veronica. Malcolm was wearing a wire.
• The police having been convinced Malcolm was unaware of the truth of his wife’s identity, employ him to gather final evidence needed.
Her confession recorded through the wire. Malcolm is free. He knows the truth.
• Malcolm is back at the business office, but it is no longer a Florist. He has now started a new career as a PI helping others find the truth.
 Three Act Structure
(Beat Sheet and/or Diagram)

As he’s burying the false

The police
Malcolm is evidence, he realises he Police sirens can be heard
He finds cases hidden in having been
an doesn’t know his wife at approaching, assuming they
the shop of money and convinced
accountant, all. She’s not answering are coming for Malcolm.
boxes of paperwork. Malcolm was
working his phone calls. Veronica is relaxed, assured in unaware of
mainly for Paperwork shows her mind that she has done
Police come by the truth of
his wife’s evidence of money enough to convince everyone it
their home, his wife’s
florist laundering, everything has
very suspicious Police meet Malcolm as he was all her husband. identity,
business. His his name on as
of Malcolm and is coming home, covered in employ him to
wife accountant. – He's being Police arrest Veronica.
his wife’s dirt. They take him in for gather final
Veronica is framed. Malcolm was wearing a wire.
business. questioning. evidence
always in
meetings needed.
with
Malcolm is
‘suppliers’ –
he is always free. Malcolm
in the office is back at the
working on business
the Whilst in the room being office, but it is
accounts. Panic sets in, something is questioned, he is left alone. He sees Malcolm is shown to come into the back no longer a
Malcolm, concerned,
Some wrong with the business and he big evidence file left on table. Sees of the florist business as Veronica and Florist. He has
goes to question wife
numbers doesn’t have all the answers. photos of his wife, and articles all
but she is gone. other people are loading up a van. He now started a
don’t add Loads boxes up into car and involving different names of the lives confronts her, says he knows she is trying new career as
up, Veronica He searches for her at takes them to forest to bury She’s led. to frame him. She admits she used him a PI helping
dismisses his the Florist office. them in case police come by
business office to arrest him. and says she had to, to get away, the others find
questions police were catching onto the Florist front. the truth.