The Pendant
When a mysterious pendant marks its wearers to vanish without a trace, two detectives uncover an underground reality-game broadcasting real torture and real death to a paying, betting audience — and Hollywood's biggest show may be the blueprint.
Written by Matthias Hues and Leslie Carleton
Synopsis
When Hollywood executive Damien discovers a mysterious pendant tucked inside his daughter's teddy bear on the night a stranger's murder is pinned on him, he vanishes without a trace — the first of several people marked by the same symbol to disappear into thin air. Detectives Rob Dawson and Diane Harper are pulled onto the case when a second pendant-wearer is torn apart in an abandoned Victorian house, alongside a cryptic riddle scrawled in blood. As the bodies pile up, all roads lead back to No Fear, the country's #1 reality show — and a copycat "game" running underground, broadcasting real torture and real death to a paying, betting audience. When two of the show's own producers are forced to become players themselves, and Rob and Diane get pulled into the game's final round, the line between entertainment and execution disappears completely. Someone built an audience for murder. Someone is still running it. And when the mask finally comes off, there's another one waiting underneath.
Status
Complete — feature spec script
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