Paul Martin (played by Udo Kier) is a protagonist in Exposé.
A novelist renting a secluded cottage to write a novel while suffering from paranoid nightmares and a breakup with Suzanne. He hires Linda as a secretary, defends her from youths, rejects her advances, and later asks Suzanne to return. His car crashes into a river after brakes are tampered with. Linda (played by Linda Hayden) is a protagonist in Exposé.
Paul's secretary who types his manuscript. After being intimidated at the station and later raped in a field (where she kills her attackers with a shotgun), she manipulates the household, displaces Mrs. Aston, seduces Suzanne, sabotages Paul's car brakes, and murders Suzanne in the shower. Suzanne (played by Fiona Richmond) appears in Exposé.
Paul's ex-girlfriend whom he asks to return. She is seduced by Linda, engages in a sexual encounter with her, and is subsequently murdered by Linda in the shower. Mrs. Aston (played by Patsy Smart) appears in Exposé.
The original housekeeper displaced by Linda. She returns to the cottage at night and is murdered with her throat slashed by a knife.
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Characters
Paul Martin
(played by Udo Kier) — protagonist
A novelist renting a secluded cottage to write a novel while suffering from paranoid nightmares and a breakup with Suzanne. He hires Linda as a secretary, defends her from youths, rejects her advances...
Linda
(played by Linda Hayden) — protagonist
Paul's secretary who types his manuscript. After being intimidated at the station and later raped in a field (where she kills her attackers with a shotgun), she manipulates the household, displaces Mr...
Suzanne
(played by Fiona Richmond) — supporting
Paul's ex-girlfriend whom he asks to return. She is seduced by Linda, engages in a sexual encounter with her, and is subsequently murdered by Linda in the shower.
Mrs. Aston
(played by Patsy Smart) — supporting
The original housekeeper displaced by Linda. She returns to the cottage at night and is murdered with her throat slashed by a knife.
Key Relationships
Mrs. Aston → Paul Martin
(Professional Housekeeper)
Linda → Mrs. Aston
(Power Displacer)
Linda → Suzanne
(Romantic Seductress)
Paul Martin → Suzanne
(Romantic Ex-Girlfriend)
Paul Martin → Linda
(Professional Employer)
Story Analysis
A novelist's isolated writing retreat descends into psychological horror as his secretary systematically manipulates and murders those around him.
