The Deep Below (2007) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A man confronts the buried history of a flooded town as hidden money draws its former criminal back to the lake.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Town Marked For Flooding

The Oklahoma town faces relocation when a dam is constructed. Lake Keystone eventually covers the valley and the town's former setting.

Key Events

• Oklahoma Town — The story is based on a town in Oklahoma later affected by dam construction. Location: Oklahoma
• Dam Construction Begins — Construction of a dam leads to the town's eventual relocation and flooding. Location: Oklahoma town
• Lake Keystone Forms — The dam creates Lake Keystone over the former town area. Location: Lake Keystone
• The Gold Train Legend — A local legend tells of a nineteenth-century train carrying gold. Location: Mountain pass
• Train Overturns — The legendary train overturns, according to the local story. Location: Mountain pass

Gold Beneath The Valley

A local legend describes a train carrying gold that overturned in the nineteenth century. The treasure is said to have fallen into the valley now beneath the lake.

Key Events

• Gold Falls Into Valley — The legend says the gold rolls from the pass into the valley. Location: Valley below the mountain pass
• Submerged Valley — The valley and its supposed treasure are now beneath the lake. Location: Bottom of Lake Keystone
• Funds Await Transfer — The bank owner and others wait for funds to be moved to the new bank. Location: Old bank building
• Bank Robbery — The guards assigned to transport the funds rob the bank instead. Location: Old bank building
• Bank Owner Murdered — The guards murder the bank owner during the robbery. Location: Old bank building

Violence Before The Flood

Funds await transfer from the old bank to the new bank, but the guards rob the bank and murder its owner. Young Will witnesses the murders of his father and aunt before the town is flooded.

Key Events

• Bank Owner Murdered — The guards murder the bank owner during the robbery. Location: Old bank building
• Will Witnesses Murders — Young Will Taylor witnesses the murder of his father and aunt. Characters: Will Taylor Location: Old bank building
• Town Floods — The town is flooded as the dam creates the lake. Characters: Will Taylor Location: The original town

The Past Resurfaces

As an adult, Will works on the lake hiding his history. He learns about the submerged treasure just as Carl Bennet returns from prison to reclaim the money.

Key Events

• Will Works On Lake — As an adult, Will works on the lake that conceals his past. Characters: Will Taylor Location: Lake Keystone
• Will Learns His History — Will begins learning about his personal history and the submerged treasure. Characters: Will Taylor Location: Lake Keystone
• Submerged Treasure — The lake hides money connected to the past and the town's secrets. Characters: Will Taylor Location: Bottom of Lake Keystone
• Carl Returns From Prison — The villain Carl Bennet returns from prison to reclaim the hidden money. Characters: Carl Bennet Location: Lake Keystone area
• Carl Seeks Hidden Money — Carl's return links the buried money to Will's discovery of the past. Characters: Will Taylor, Carl Bennet Location: Bottom of Lake Keystone
• Secrets Beneath The Lake — The lake becomes the focal point for Will's past and Carl's attempt to recover the money. Characters: Will Taylor, Carl Bennet Location: Lake Keystone

Story Breakdown

• Flooded Town Origins — The town's relocation and flooding establish the setting that conceals the central secrets.
  • Oklahoma Town — The story is based on a town in Oklahoma.
  • Dam Creates Lake — Dam construction creates Lake Keystone over the former town area.
• The Gold Train Legend — A local legend connects a nineteenth-century train wreck to treasure beneath the lake.
  • Train Overturns — The legendary train carrying gold overturns in a mountain pass.
  • Gold Reaches Valley — The gold is said to roll into the valley later covered by water.
• The Bank Robbery — A planned transfer of bank funds becomes a violent robbery before the flooding.
  • Funds Await Transfer — Funds are held in the old bank before movement to the new building.
  • Guards Commit Murder — The guards rob the bank and murder its owner.
• Will's Traumatic Past — Will's childhood witness to violence connects his personal history to the flooded town.
  • Witnessed Family Murders — Young Will witnesses the murder of his father and aunt.
  • Town Disappears — The town is flooded shortly after the murders.
• Secrets Beneath Water — Adult Will works on the lake and gradually discovers what it hides.
  • Will Works On Lake — Will grows up and works on the lake concealing his past.
  • History Revealed — Will learns about his history and the submerged treasure.
• Carl Reclaims Money — Carl's return from prison reactivates the danger surrounding the hidden funds.
  • Prison Return — Carl Bennet returns from prison.
  • Hidden Money Targeted — Carl returns to collect the money left at the bottom of the lake.

Directed by

Rod Slane

Key Cast

• Jason Dohring — Will Taylor
• Marina Sirtis — Sarah
• Michael Dorn — Carl Bennet
• Dan Wells — Brad
• Jeff Corbett — Joe Mitchell