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AUTOPSY script analysis

AUTOPSY script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Autopsy follows two brothers coroner duo drawn into a supernatural horror when a disfigured Jane Doe refuses to die. As they delve deeper they uncover disturbing secrets and face escalating terror in their own morgue. The story culminates in tragedy and the chilling persistence of the undead victim.

30 Save the Cat fit score 70% analysis confidence / 25 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

70%

The crime scene at the Douglas home immediately establishes a grim, investigative tone.

Alvarez here was working on the Douglas’s renovation. Had access to the house. Breaks in, wrong time. Doesn’t...
2

Theme Stated

Scene 3 / Page 2 / 5% target

70%

Tommy’s line about bodies keeping secrets hints at hidden truths and the theme of uncovering what’s beneath the surface.

Every body has a secret. Some just keep their secrets better than others.
3

Set-Up

Scenes 1-2 / Pages 1-2 / 10% target

70%

We meet the setting and stakes: a violent home crime and a mysterious body buried in a basement.

4

Catalyst

Scene 2 / Page 2 / 12% target

70%

Discovery of the young woman’s body in the Douglas basement propels the Tildens into the central autopsy mystery.

5

Debate

Scenes 4-5 / Page 3 / 20% target

70%

Austin hesitates about returning to work at night and questions the sheriff’s account of Jane Doe’s origin.

6

Break into Two

Scene 6 / Page 4 / 25% target

70%

The brothers commence the autopsy of Jane Doe, entering Act Two where the horror truly begins.

This autopsy will be conducted in four stages. We will begin with the external evaluation, followed by an...
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B Story

Scene 4 / Page 3 / 30% target

70%

Austin’s interaction with Emma introduces a personal relationship thread outside the main horror plot.

8

Fun and Games

Scenes 7-10 / Pages 5-6 / 40% target

70%

They investigate strange noises, discover the cat’s remains, and experience the first supernatural threats in the morgue.

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Midpoint

Scene 11 / Page 7 / 50% target

70%

Finding the hidden pellet and tooth inside Jane Doe constitutes a major revelation that raises the stakes.

Imagine all this internal trauma we’re seeing was reflected externally. Shattered wrists and ankles, fire-burned lungs, scarred organs....
10

Bad Guys Close In

Scenes 12-14 / Pages 8-9 / 65% target

70%

Supernatural forces trap them, attack them in the office and bathroom, and reveal Jane Doe’s indestructibility.

She’s trying to stop us.
11

All Is Lost

Scene 15 / Page 10 / 75% target

70%

Tommy’s accidental killing of Emma marks the story’s darkest turning point where hope seems gone.

Didn’t you see her?!
12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scenes 16-17 / Pages 10-11 / 80% target

70%

The brothers grieve Emma’s death in the elevator and question their actions and survival.

13

Break into Three

Scene 18 / Page 12 / 85% target

70%

The activation of the crematorium signals a shift towards confronting Jane Doe’s power one last time.

14

Finale

Scenes 19-22 / Pages 12-14 / 95% target

70%

They face escalating threats in the smoke-filled corridors, realize Jane Doe is alive, and end in a fatal showdown between the brothers.

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Final Image

Scene 25 / Page 15 / 99% target

70%

The twitching toe of Jane Doe’s body during transport underscores the enduring horror and cyclical threat.