Crimson Peak script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Edith’s mother’s funeral establishes loss and the gothic tone.

Edith, don't look. Don't-

Mother’s ghost warns Edith to “beware of Crimson Peak,” hinting at distrust and hidden dangers.

Edith... beware of Crimson Peak.

We meet adult Edith in Boston, see her publishing struggles and first encounter with Thomas Sharpe at Ogilvie’s office.

Edith is compelled by ghostly visions and Thomas’s arrival to join the Sharpes at Cushing’s party.

Wonderful! Come with me and we'll see them together.

Edith struggles with Sharpe’s cruelty and her father’s disapproval, questioning her choice.

So - you are leaving us now. You might have told me.

Edith leaves America and embarks on her new life at the Sharpe mansion in Cumberland.

Dr. McMichael’s involvement begins, foreshadowing his role as Edith’s moral and romantic ally.

To my mind certain dismal places - houses, castles, battlefields - they can store and preserve the pain...

Idyllic courtship scenes in Boston contrast with first supernatural hints and social intrigue.

Edith finds Sharpe’s letter and experiences a ghostly visitation, shifting from romantic to horror stakes.

Edith confronts Thomas after seeing Lucille’s ghostly hand, and begins to doubt her husband.

Edith’s attempted escape is violently thwarted and she is drugged and confined.

Edith, imprisoned and alone, despairingly contemplates her fate after Lucille’s threats.

Finlay agrees to help Edith escape the mansion, providing a plan and renewed hope.

Straightaway, I can. As you say, my Lady - jawohl und schnell!

Edith confronts Lucille at the mine’s edge, battling for survival and truth.

You think I never saw them?? I can see them, too, Edith. Thomas never could. But me?? I...

Edith and Dr. McMichael emerge onto the hillside, free and changed by their ordeal.