CRIME SPREE script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Introduces Daniel and Julien fumbling in the dark during a minor art theft, setting the tone of bumbling criminals.

Bastaldi’s line about temptation of money hints at greed’s corrupting power.

This is a considerable move up for you, Daniel. The temptation of having so much money might be...

Establishes the crew’s skills, flaws, and relationships as they botch the first heist and meet Bastaldi.

Bastaldi demands they fly to Chicago for a new job, raising the stakes dramatically.

Marcel forces Sami to join, showing crew’s hesitations about the risky Chicago job.

The crew arrives in Chicago and commits their first act on new turf, crossing into Act Two.

Sophie is introduced as the savvy local, beginning a subplot around trust and betrayal.

The crew plans the big heist with diagrams and splits tasks, delivering the ‘promise of the premise.’

There's an exterior alarm system. There's also another one in the hall that leads to the bedroom with...

They successfully take down Frankie Zammito, a false victory turning point.

They realize they are in the wrong house and the FBI is onto them.

Where are the jewels? There aren't any jewels.

Agent Hadley kills Sophie, the crew’s inside contact, marking the darkest point.

Flashback underlines guilt and what’s been lost—Sophie’s life.

After Julien’s death, the crew regroup and decide on a final plan, shifting into Act Three.

It's not your fault, Daniel.

They escape from the hotel shootout and flee in the Impala, resolving main action with a climax.

The bullet went clean through.

The Van Gogh painting is lost to the river, mirroring their opening failure and the film’s cyclical irony.

This is great. After everything we've been through we've got eight hundred euros and an autographed baseball.