Certain Prey (2011) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A police pursuit collides with a criminal alliance formed by a lawyer and a contract killer after an assassination triggers accusation and blackmail.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Hunter And The Killer

Lucas Davenport is introduced as a Minneapolis police deputy chief pursuing Clara Rinker. Clara's background as a former stripper turned contract killer establishes the central police threat.

Key Events

• Lucas Serves Minneapolis Police — Lucas is introduced as deputy chief of the Minneapolis police. Characters: Lucas Davenport Location: Minneapolis
• Clara's Criminal Profile — Clara is identified as a former stripper turned elite contract killer. Characters: Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Lucas Begins Tracking Clara — Lucas pursues Clara as part of his police investigation. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Clara Rinker Location: Minneapolis
• Carmel's Complicated Position — Carmel is presented as a brilliant lawyer involved in a dangerous affair. Characters: Carmel Location: Not specified in synopsis
• The Murder Contract — Clara takes a contract to kill the wife of Carmel's lover. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis

A Murder For Carmel

Clara accepts a contract involving the wife of Carmel's lover. The assassination transforms Carmel's private affair into a criminal crisis.

Key Events

• Target Is Carmel's Lover's Wife — The contract target is specifically the wife of Carmel's lover. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Clara Executes the Contract — Clara carries out the contracted assassination. Characters: Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• The Lover Is Accused — After the murder, Carmel's lover is accused of the killing. Characters: Carmel Location: Not specified in synopsis
• The Intermediary Is Revealed — The intermediary who connected Carmel and Clara becomes a threat. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis

Blackmail Aftermath

Carmel's lover is accused after the murder, while the intermediary who connected the women begins blackmailing them. Carmel contacts Clara again as their problems converge.

Key Events

• Blackmail Threat Emerges — The intermediary blackmails the two women over their connection. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Carmel Recontacts Clara — Carmel contacts Clara again after the lover is accused. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Shared Problems Unite Them — The two women recognize that their problems are connected. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis

An Unlikely Alliance

Carmel and Clara unite and combine their knowledge to deal with the blackmail and the consequences of the killing. Their cooperation develops under Lucas's continuing pursuit.

Key Events

• Women Combine Their Expertise — Carmel and Clara combine their knowledge to address the threats against them. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Lucas Targets Carmel — Lucas focuses on catching Carmel as a route toward Clara. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Carmel Location: Minneapolis
• Carmel Becomes Clara's Link — Lucas treats Carmel as the link that can lead him to Clara. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Minneapolis

The Pursuit Converges

Lucas focuses on Carmel as the route to Clara, bringing the police investigation into direct tension with the women's alliance. The story reaches a shared point of danger and resolution.

Key Events

• The Investigation Tightens — The police pursuit and the women's shared danger converge. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Minneapolis
• Carmel And Clara Face Exposure — Their alliance remains threatened by the blackmail connected to the murder. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Lucas Pursues The Final Lead — Lucas continues using Carmel to try to capture Clara. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Minneapolis
• The Women's Countermove — Carmel and Clara rely on their combined knowledge against their common problems. Characters: Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Not specified in synopsis
• Pursuit Reaches Its Convergence — Lucas's effort to catch Carmel and Clara forms the story's final convergence. Characters: Lucas Davenport, Carmel, Clara Rinker Location: Minneapolis

Story Breakdown

• Lucas's Investigation — Lucas Davenport pursues Clara and seeks to use Carmel as the route to her capture.
  • Police Pursuit — Lucas tracks Clara as a contract killer.
  • Carmel As Leverage — Lucas aims to catch Carmel to reach Clara.
• Clara's Transformation — Clara's identity combines a former stripper's background with the abilities of an elite assassin.
  • Former Stripper — Clara is described as having worked as a stripper.
  • Contract Killer — She becomes one of the best contract killers.
• Carmel's Affair — Carmel's relationship with her lover creates the motive and circumstances surrounding the contract.
  • Brilliant Lawyer — Carmel is characterized as a brilliant lawyer.
  • Dangerous Lover — The contract concerns the wife of Carmel's lover.
• The Assassination — Clara carries out the contract, causing Carmel's lover to be accused.
  • Murder Contract — Clara accepts the assignment involving the lover's wife.
  • False Accusation — The lover is accused after the murder.
• Blackmail Crisis — The intermediary who connected the women threatens them after the contract is completed.
  • Intermediary Link — An intermediary brings Carmel and Clara into contact.
  • Shared Threat — The intermediary blackmails both women.
• Unexpected Alliance — Carmel and Clara cooperate to address the common problems created by the murder and blackmail.
  • Renewed Contact — Carmel contacts Clara again after the contract's consequences emerge.
  • Combined Knowledge — The women unite their knowledge to solve their shared problems.

Directed by

Chris Gerolmo

Key Cast

• Mark Harmon — Lucas Davenport
• Lola Glaudini — Carmel
• Tatiana Maslany — Clara Rinker
• Kate Greenhouse — Special Agent Malone
• Art Hindle — Special Agent Leonard Heisman