Criminal Audition (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

An underground criminal cover-up operation turns into a revenge-driven ordeal, ending with the surviving pair escaping with the money.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Candidates Under Examination

The underground organization assembles three candidates for a murder case and begins its selection tests. The paying client arrives with an assistant and disrupts the established procedures.

Key Events

• The Cover-Up Organization — The underground organization arranges criminal cover-ups for paying clients; William and Adeline are identified as founders. Characters: William, Adeline Location: Underground organization headquarters
• Three Candidates Gathered — Three blinded and bound candidates are assembled for a murder case; a fourth expected candidate is missing. Location: Organization's test area
• The Candidate Tests Begin — The organization puts the candidates through tests to identify who fits the profile for the covered case. Location: Organization's test area
• The Client Interferes — The client arrives with an assistant, questions the procedures, and interferes with the tests. Location: Organization's test area

Violence Breaks the Tests

A candidate's refusal leads the client to kill P. An attempted release of another candidate is stopped when the assistant drugs and strangles that person.

Key Events

• A Candidate Refuses — A candidate refuses the client's demand to bash another person's head in. Location: Organization's test area
• The Client Kills P — After the refusal, the client kills P, escalating the violence inside the organization. Location: Organization's test area
• An Escape Attempt — A member of the organization, increasingly angered by the client's interference, tries to free another candidate. Location: Organization's test area
• The Assistant Strikes — The assistant drugs and strangles the candidate before the escape attempt can succeed. Location: Organization's test area

A New Candidate Chosen

The remaining candidates undergo a body-disposal test, after which the client changes the rules. A team member is selected because of an earlier deal made by William and is knocked out after protesting.

Key Events

• The Final Two Candidates — After the candidate is killed, only two candidates remain for the selection test. Location: Organization's test area
• The Body Disposal Test — The client tests the remaining candidates on how to hide a body and selects one based on a member's reaction. Location: Organization's test area
• The Test Changes — The client changes the rules and selects a team member as a candidate, invoking an earlier deal made by William. Characters: William Location: Organization's test area
• The Selected Member Knocked Out — The selected member protests and tries to convince the client and assistant to reconsider, but is knocked out. Location: Organization's test area

Revenge and Escape

The client's revenge motive is connected to the case previously confessed to by the selected member. He kills the assistant, while the client douses William and Adeline with gas; the surviving pair leave with the money.

Key Events

• The Revenge Motive Revealed — The client and assistant's revenge is tied to the murder case previously confessed to by the selected member. Location: Organization's premises
• The Assistant Is Killed — The revenge plan is disrupted when the selected member slits the assistant's throat before he can torture him. Location: Organization's premises
• The Founders Left Bound — The client douses William and Adeline with gas and leaves them tied up; they plead for release, but the escaping pair leave them behind. Characters: William, Adeline Location: Organization's premises
• The Escape With Money — The surviving pair escape with the money, ending with an unspoken bond between them. Location: Away from the organization's premises

Story Breakdown

• Cover-Up Operation — The organization arranges cover-ups for paying criminals and prepares to select a candidate for a murder case.
  • Founder Organization — William and Adeline are identified as founders of the underground organization.
  • Candidate Assembly — Three blinded, handcuffed candidates are gathered, with one expected candidate missing.
• Client Interference — The client arrives with an assistant and disrupts the organization's candidate tests.
  • Disrupted Procedures — The client interferes with several of the organization's established procedures.
  • Demand and Refusal — A candidate refuses the demand to bash another person's head in.
• Violent Escalation — The candidate process becomes deadly as the client and assistant use violence against those present.
  • P Is Killed — The client kills P after the refusal.
  • Escape Foiled — An attempted candidate rescue is stopped when the assistant drugs and strangles the candidate.
• Selection Reversed — The client selects a winner and then unexpectedly changes the rules.
  • Body Disposal Test — The remaining candidates are tested on how to hide a body.
  • Member Becomes Candidate — The client invokes an earlier deal made by William to select a team member, who is then knocked out after protesting.
• Revenge Exposed — The client's involvement is revealed as revenge connected to the selected member's earlier murder case.
  • Past Case Connection — The victim in the earlier case was the client's sister and a dear friend of the assistant.
  • Justice Disputed — The client and assistant believe justice was not served and seek revenge.
• Final Escape — The revenge plan collapses, but William and Adeline remain in danger as the surviving pair leave.
  • Assistant Killed — The selected member slits the assistant's throat before he can torture him.
  • Founders Abandoned — The client douses William and Adeline with gas; the pair leave them tied up and escape with the money.

Directed by

Samuel Gridley

Key Cast

• Luke Kaile — Ryan
• Rich Keeble — William
• Noeleen Comiskey — Ms M
• Rebecca Calienda — L / Lydia
• Cameron Harris — Morris