Dark Intentions (2015) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A vulnerable friendship deteriorates into suspicion and violence as postpartum instability, missing babies, and an unresolved confrontation expose hidden fears.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Rejection Before Birth

Beth confronts Dr. Bob Everett about her pregnancy after their affair ends. His rejection and continuing absence leave her emotionally destabilized.

Key Events

• Beth Demands Recognition — Beth confronts Dr. Bob Everett after their affair ends and demands recognition for her unborn child. Characters: Beth, Dr. Bob Everett Location: Dr. Bob Everett's home
• Affair Rejected — Dr. Bob calls the relationship a mistake and orders Beth to leave. Characters: Beth, Dr. Bob Everett Location: Dr. Bob Everett's home
• Baby Movement Revealed — Beth reveals that the baby is moving, but Dr. Bob remains rejecting and uninterested. Characters: Beth, Dr. Bob Everett Location: Dr. Bob Everett's home
• Pregnancy Ultrasound — An ultrasound confirms that Beth is carrying a girl. Characters: Beth Location: Ultrasound setting
• Absent Father — Dr. Bob remains absent and uninterested in becoming involved with the child. Characters: Beth, Dr. Bob Everett Location: Unspecified setting

An Isolated Mother

Beth gives birth and struggles with severe emotional problems while caring for Baby Robert. She describes the absent father and her earlier erratic behavior.

Key Events

• Beth Gives Birth — Beth gives birth and begins struggling with severe emotional problems and isolation. Characters: Beth, Baby Robert Location: Unspecified medical setting
• Postpartum Isolation — Beth describes the baby's absent father and admits that her difficulties began during pregnancy. Characters: Beth, Baby Robert Location: Beth's home
• Beth Meets Molly — Beth becomes friends with Molly, who understands the pressure of caring for a baby. Characters: Beth, Molly, Baby Robert Location: Unspecified setting

Friendship Under Strain

Beth becomes friends with Molly and spends time with Molly, Brad, and their baby. She later reveals that her postpartum problems remain unresolved.

Key Events

• Families Spend Time Together — Molly introduces Beth to Brad, and the women spend time together with both babies. Characters: Beth, Molly, Brad, Baby Ava, Baby Robert Location: Unspecified home
• Postpartum Problems Confessed — Beth tells Molly that her postpartum problems have continued despite taking antidepressants. Characters: Beth, Molly Location: Unspecified setting
• Medication Warning — Beth explains that medication causes dangerous mood swings and cognitive disturbances, especially with alcohol. Characters: Beth, Molly Location: Unspecified setting

The Missing Baby

Medication, alcohol, and possible sleeping pills surround Molly's loss of consciousness. Baby Ava disappears, prompting Brad and Molly to investigate Beth's past.

Key Events

• Drink Shared — Molly encourages Beth to relax and drink without recognizing how unstable Beth may be. Characters: Beth, Molly Location: Unspecified home
• Molly Loses Consciousness — Molly loses consciousness, and Baby Ava disappears while she is unable to respond. Characters: Molly, Beth, Baby Ava Location: Unspecified home
• Brad Finds Molly — Brad finds Molly confused and questions whether substances caused her condition. Characters: Brad, Molly Location: Unspecified home
• Investigation Begins — Molly and Brad investigate Beth's past after Baby Ava disappears. Characters: Molly, Brad Location: Unspecified setting
• Donna Shares Beth's History — Donna says Beth worked in a maternity ward and obsessively discussed a neglected neighboring baby boy. Characters: Donna, Molly, Brad, Beth Location: Unspecified setting

Violence Without Answers

Donna reveals troubling information about Beth's maternity-ward history, while Beth's mother is linked to a lifelike reborn baby. Molly confronts Beth, but the available events end without resolving Baby Ava's fate.

Key Events

• Reborn Baby Discovered — Beth's mother is associated with a lifelike reborn baby, deepening the disturbing investigation. Characters: Beth, Beth, Molly, Brad Location: Beth's mother's home
• Molly Confronts Beth — Molly confronts Beth after discovering a baby and demands to know whose child it is. Characters: Molly, Beth Location: Unspecified setting
• Beth Reacts Violently — Beth reacts violently, insists she is not bad, and says someone was trying to take away her babies. Characters: Beth, Molly Location: Unspecified setting
• Baby Fate Unresolved — The available events end during the confrontation, leaving Baby Ava's fate and Beth's actions unresolved. Characters: Molly, Beth, Baby Ava Location: Unspecified setting

Story Breakdown

• Rejected Pregnancy — Beth seeks acknowledgment from Dr. Bob Everett but receives rejection and abandonment.
  • Affair Ends — Beth confronts Dr. Bob after their affair has ended.
  • Father Rejects Child — Dr. Bob calls the relationship a mistake and refuses involvement.
• Birth And Isolation — After giving birth, Beth struggles with emotional problems and the demands of caring for Baby Robert.
  • Girl Confirmed — An ultrasound confirms that Beth is carrying a girl.
  • Postpartum Distress — Beth describes severe emotional problems and earlier erratic behavior.
• Fragile Friendship — Molly offers Beth companionship while both women spend time with their babies.
  • Molly Meets Beth — Beth and Molly become friends through shared pressures of childcare.
  • Family Gathering — Molly introduces Beth to Brad, and the group spends time with the babies.
• Medication Danger — Beth discloses that antidepressants cause dangerous effects, especially when combined with alcohol.
  • Symptoms Continue — Beth admits that postpartum problems have continued despite medication.
  • Alcohol Introduced — Molly encourages Beth to relax and drink without recognizing the risk.
• Missing Baby — Molly loses consciousness, Baby Ava disappears, and Brad helps uncover the immediate uncertainty.
  • Molly Loses Memory — Brad finds Molly confused and questions possible substance interactions.
  • Investigation Begins — Molly and Brad investigate Beth's past after Baby Ava disappears.
• Disturbing History — Donna and Beth's mother's circumstances add troubling context to Beth's behavior around babies.
  • Maternity Ward Past — Donna says Beth once worked in a maternity ward and obsessed over a neglected baby boy.
  • Reborn Baby — Beth's mother owns a lifelike reborn baby, intensifying the investigation.
• Violent Confrontation — Molly confronts Beth, whose violent reaction leaves the missing baby's fate unresolved.
  • Questioned Baby Identity — Molly discovers a baby and demands to know whose child it is.
  • Unresolved Fate — Beth claims someone was trying to take away her babies, but the available events end before the truth is established.

Directed by

Chris Sivertson

Key Cast

• Ashley Bell — Molly
• Sara Rue — Beth
• Dean Geyer — Brad
• Alex Essoe — Susan
• Harry Van Gorkum — Dr. Bob Everett