Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
The Masked Robber and the Rabbit
Remington robs a store and enters Mindy's life, where he torments Nicholas. Nicholas befriends a vagrant who gives him a rabbit, prompting Remington to threaten the animal.
Key Events
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Convenience Store Robbery — Remington robs the store in a mask and shoots the clerk in the mouth. Characters: Remington, Store Clerk
Location: Convenience store
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Remington Enters Mindy's Home — Remington has charmed his way into widow Mindy's life. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Nicholas Is Tormented — Remington torments Nicholas when Mindy is not around. Characters: Remington, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home
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A Rabbit Is Given — The vagrant gives Nicholas a rabbit he claims is an Easter Bunny. Characters: Nicholas, Bum/Donald
Location: Outside Mindy's home
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Remington Threatens the Rabbit — Remington threatens to kill the rabbit if Nicholas speaks against him. Characters: Remington, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home
A House Without Mindy
Mindy leaves for a double shift, leaving Nicholas with Remington. Remington assaults Nicholas and arranges to trade access to him to Ray for money and drugs.
Key Events
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Mindy Leaves for Work — Mindy leaves Nicholas alone with Remington to work a double shift. Characters: Nicholas, Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Remington Assaults Nicholas — After Mindy leaves, Remington assaults Nicholas. Characters: Remington, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home
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Ray Is Called Over — Remington calls Ray and rents Nicholas to him for money and drugs. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
Violence in the Home
A masked killer murders Ray as the renovators return and ransack the house. The killer attacks the renovators while the vagrant appears at the house.
Key Events
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Remington Leaves for Prostitutes — Remington leaves to get prostitutes while Ray searches for Nicholas. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Ray Is Murdered — A masked killer murders Ray with a knife and a drill. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Renovators Return — The renovators return to retrieve their tools and ransack the house.
Location: Mindy's home
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Handyman Is Disemboweled — The killer disembowels one renovator with a circular saw.
Location: Mindy's home
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Hammer Attack — The killer wounds another renovator with a hammer as the remaining one is approached by the vagrant. Characters: Bum/Donald
Location: Mindy's home
The Killer Revealed
Remington returns with Candy and Brooke, but violence engulfs the household. Mindy kills Remington and reveals that she acted after witnessing his abuse of Nicholas.
Key Events
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Remington Returns with Candy and Brooke — Remington arrives with Candy and Brooke. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Handyman Attacks Remington — An injured and disoriented handyman attacks, and Remington kills him with a flashlight. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Candy Is Impaled — Candy is impaled through the mouth with a broomstick handle. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Brooke Is Stabbed — Brooke is stabbed with a piece of glass. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Remington Is Killed — Remington's throat is slit, and he dies. Characters: Remington
Location: Mindy's home
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Mindy Reveals the Killer — Mindy reveals she watched Remington abuse Nicholas and killed him to end it. Characters: Remington, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home
A Family Reassembled
A flashback reveals Mindy's past with her abusive husband Donald. Donald returns, seeks forgiveness, and embraces Mindy and Nicholas as the family discusses cleaning up the bodies.
Key Events
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Mindy's Past with Donald — A flashback shows Mindy setting her abusive husband Donald on fire a decade earlier. Characters: Bum/Donald, Nicholas
Location: Flashback
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Donald Returns to the Family — Donald seeks forgiveness and acceptance, and the three embrace. Characters: Bum/Donald, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home
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A Disturbing Family Plan — Donald suggests cleaning up the bodies and starting a family. Characters: Bum/Donald, Nicholas
Location: Mindy's home