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Type of Film: Thriller

Brief Description

A detective is on the case of putting away a major mafia boss and finally finds a witness who can testify against him, putting him away for life. When the court day approaches, the witness goes missing after the mafia boss puts a hit on him, causing him to flee. Now since there is a lack of evidence, the boss walks free but the detective doesn’t give up and sets off to look for the witness. Yet, so does the mafia, making it into a race against each other to see who can find them first.

Opening Scenes

The film opens with the detective talking to his partner about finally getting a break on the case and saying how it’s all over for the mafia boss, thanks to the key witness they found. It would track the detective walking calmly to the court room to await the trial. It then shifts to the mafia boss who is being led to the court room in a bright orange jumpsuit and handcuffs by a handful of officers. Instead of looking terrified at the possible chance of a life sentence, he has a smug grin of his face like he knows something no one else does.

The next scene shifts to the actual courtroom with the detective taking a seat in the stalls, watching impatiently as the judge, defence team and prosecution bundle into the room before being followed by a heard of people through the main double doors. A few anxious minutes pass until the mafia boss is marched into the room and given a seat next to his defence team. The detective looks at him with a furrowed gaze while he returns with a cocky grin, alarming the detective greatly as the prosecution calls the witness which makes up their whole case since all other evidence has “disappeared”. Yet, the room remains silent as everyone holds the breath in anticipation of the designated man to walk towards the witness box. No footsteps are heard for awhile when they realise he isn’t here. The defence lawyer stands up and requests a mistrial due to the fact that one person was there only evidence, with the judge grudgingly agreeing with a swing of her gavel with thunders around the room.

It then shifts to a couple of weeks later with the detective still hung up about the case going south until his phone rings. The unknown caller gives him a tip about the location of the old witness which the detective hastily jumps at, not wanting to lose him this time. However, little does he know that the mafia boss gets the exact same call by the same mysterious voice, urging him to do the same and chase down this loose end. Then the chase begins...